War of 1812

In response to the War of 1812 and perceived federal overreach, delegates from New England states met at the Hartford Convention and proposed a series of constitutional amendments. The proposals sought to limit the power of Congress by requiring two-thirds approval for new states, declarations of…

<p><span class="deck">Only a lucky rainfall put an end to our humiliation</span></p>

<p>Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over a veteran British army that would eventually propel him to the White House</p>

<p>American sea captain George Coggeshall tells of his experiences evading the British navy during the War of 1812 and spending over half a century at sea. </p>

<p>Did the Battle of Fayal really have an impact on the Battle of New Orleans 3,000 miles away?</p>

<p><span class="deck"> A lonely, gallant battle fought by the designer of our flag set the stage for Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans.</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">At Ghent five Americans—divided and far from home—held firm for a treaty that won their nation new respect, and began a lasting alliance</span></p>

<p>The year was 1814, and within three weeks our “young and not always wise” nation suffered acute shame and astonishing victory</p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> While some American captives languished, others conducted a flourishing market—and a huge black sailor organized everything</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">"With half the western world at stake,</span> <span class="typestyle"> See Perry on the middle lake.”</span> <span class="typestyle"> —Nineteenth-century ballad</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> The fascinating contents of a newly discovered document of the War of 1812</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">After every war in the nation’s history, the military has faced not only calls for demobilization, but new challenges and new opportunities. It is happening again.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">A scholar searches across two centuries to discover the main engine of our government’s growth, and reaches a controversial conclusion.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">When private enterprise served the public good on the high seas and made its promoters a bundle</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">For a little while, Stephen Girard held the future of the United States in his hands. Destiny had chosen the right man.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The author’s desk connects him with a businessman forebear, the Indian wars, and Old Hickory.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">We’ve kept Fallujah, but have we lost our souls?</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">250 years ago, Major Robert Rogers and his rangers launched a daring wilderness raid against an enemy village, but paid a steep price.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">From her chaplain’s diary comes this graphic story of the final sea battle of America’s famous frigate</span> </p>

<p>Tall ships and U.S. Navy vessels sailed into Baltimore Harbor past Fort McHenry to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812.</p>

<p>In the bitter debate over the War of 1812, the decorated veteran nearly died fighting a Baltimore mob in defense of an unpopular Federalist publisher.</p>

<p>After an illustrious career in the Navy, Stephen Decatur died in his home on Lafayette Square following a duel with Commodore Barron.</p>

<p>British jailers murdered American prisoners several months after the end of the War of 1812 in the last act of hostility between the U.K. and the United States.</p>