This timeline and map detail the key advances and retreats in the Great Lakes region during the War of 1812. Scroll through the timeline to see the events in chronological order.

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Canadian reenactors recreate a battle from the War of 1812 in London, Ontario. Mark Spowart / Demotix/Demotix / Corbis. You don’t have to go very far across the border to get the Canadian take ...

Robert Siegel talks with two history teachers — one from the U.S., the other from Canada — about teaching the War of 1812 in their classrooms. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

Two centuries ago, the U.S. declared war on Britain, and invaded its closest colony. Why was the War of 1812 fought, and who really ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...

Why Canada cares much more about the War of 1812 August 27, 2014 More than 10 years ago The capture and burning of Washington by the British on Aug. 24, 1814, is depicted during the War of 1812.

The bicentennial of the War of 1812, fought for three years until 1815, is passing with only local commemoration in the United States, although that war resulted in thousands of American and British ...

He found it in the papers of Royal Navy Capt. Robert Barrie, who served about the 74-gun HMS Dragon in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812, and whose records can now be seen in the David M ...