In our peace-loving society, there are many people who don’t know that Toronto was once the site of war, and one that changed everything about this city’s history. The Battle of York is a ...

Mahan of the United States Navy is preparing for publication in Scribner's Magazine for next year some articles on "The War of 1812 ... documents, and maps furnished by Capt.

During the War of 1812, the Americans, boasting a superior military force, invaded Upper and Lower Canada several times. But the colonies' British defenders and First Nations allies held the ...

And the Town of York was successfully defended throughout the rest of the War of 1812.” But it’s simply not true to claim the town was “successfully defended” following that first raid.

York Militia, but few could boast the battlefield resumé that Shepard had already built, having borne witness to some of the most pivotal events in the opening stages of the War of 1812.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Monroe, Mich. British troops and their Indian allies won a major victory at River Raisin (also known as the Battle of Frenchtown) in present-day Monroe, Mich.

New York state and Central New York organizations are gearing up to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Oswego County played a central role in the conflict between the fledgling ...

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2021. Pp. x, 350. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $39.95. ISBN: 0806190825 The Empire State at War New York’s War of 1812 does much to expose the key role of ...

SACKETS HARBOR, N.Y. -- The War of 1812 was in essence the conclusion of ... the American forces left Sackets Harbor to attack York. The British wanted to capture the stores the Americans held ...