No Union victory in the Civil War came easier ... This is a map of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip created from Union reconnaissance before the battle. At 2 a.m. April 24, Farragut gave the ...

The two neighbours and long-time allies have each long laid claim to the island and surrounding water, where the US state of ...

The show's host, comedian Joe Lycett, seems determined to understand the Philadelphia region’s Birminghams, which many folks ...

Machias Seal Island is a tiny dot on maps of North America ... attempts to capture Canadian territory during the 1812 War. In 1844, some Americans called for military force if the UK wouldn ...

was a Patriot when the Revolutionary War began and ... Today it appears on maps as Survey No. 2280. Capt. Whitener enjoyed his Missouri land for only 7 years, dying in 1812. His widow survived ...

The “Raisin”—short for the River Raisin that runs by the site—recently became the first national battlefield park devoted to the War of 1812. And it’s no Gettysburg, but rather a small ...

In the immediate aftermath of the war, American commentators painted the battles of 1812-15 as part of a glorious “second war for independence.” As the 19th century progressed, this view ...