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ARTICLES ON THE WAR OF 1812
AN ON-LINE LIBRARY
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The Privates' Experience: Two Men, Two Continents, Two Invasions, 1812 & 1814
Minnesota Veterans of the 'First Forgotten Conflict'
The Federal City in its Early Days
The 7th U.S. Infantry in the Midwest
U. S. Naval Squadron—New Orleans, 1814
Thomas Hamilton, First Infantry
The War of 1812 and the Oregon Country
The Roles Women Played in the War of 1812
The Americans at Prairie du Chien
A Discussion on the USS Carolina and Crew
Anatomy of a Light Infantry Company
La Fete de St. Jean-Baptiste: a French-Canadian Tradition
Some Notes on the Treaty of Ghent
A Comparison of Officers and Enlisted Men of the War of 1812
The Seventh Infantry at New Orleans
Tippecanoe: In Their Own Words
Florida--1812 Junior, or Why Americans Didn't Trust the Army
The Shawnee in the War of 1812
The story of Andrew Jackson, Robert Stuart Castelreigh, and George Canning's Left Buttock
Federal Indian Laws and Policy through the War of 1812
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1812 Museum and Bicentennial News
Articles:
Why Washington Went Up in Flames: The American Burning of Newark, December 1813
On a cold December night the men came with torches to Canadian homes in Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake). The events that followed would eventually end with Washington in flames.Patriots or Traitors? The Leaking of Secret U.S. War Plans to the British in 1812
by Robert Henderson
Shocking revelations from a U.S. war-hero-turned-British-spy implicating Federalist politicians opposed to the war as his accomplices.The Siege of Fort Erie
by Frederick Carsted
U.S. forces successfully defend their foothold on the Niagara Peninsula and inflict heavy casualties on the British Army at Fort Erie in 1814.Spoiling the Spoils of War: The Strange Plundering of Chazy, New York in 1813
by Robert Henderson
War is far from black and white. The shades of grey in conflict are quite evident in this odd case of stolen booty.A Serious and Alarming Mutiny: the Michigan Fencibles at Fort McKay 1814 by Peter Monahan
An interesting event at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin after the British capture of that territory.The Battle of North Point
by John Pezzola
A key turning point in the Chesapeake campaign, U.S. forces inflict heavy casualties on the British, forcing them to abandon their hopes of capturing Baltimore.Provincial Labour Companies in Upper Canada During the War of 1812
by Gareth Newfield
The service and uniform of the Royal Engineers, sappers, miners, and artificers raised in Upper Canada are covered in this article.
Artefact Corner
Brief Notes on a British 1804 Pattern Cartridge Box in Canada
by Craig Williams
The author captures the challenges of identifying, and acquiring artefacts from the War of 1812 and then piecing together the provenance of that item.
Book Review
A Most Warlike Appearance: Uniforms, Flags and Equipment of the United States in the War of 1812 by René Chartrand
It is back and is much improved! After two decades of being sold out, this important resource has been updated and re-published. Hopefully it will not sell out as quickly as in 1992.Excerpt from "Desperate Bravery" The Last Invasion of Quebec, 1814
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