The 47th president appears to be in a strong position to claim the powers of a contested statute. Mr. Hoffman is an associate ...

Halle Briede, Marvin Russell and Caroline Toso at the Society of the War of 1812 Grand Military Victory Ball 2018 at the Metairie Country Club. Friday, January 5, 2018. (Josh Brasted Photo) ...

The War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States—“the American War” to Britons—was part of the closing phase of the Napoleonic Wars. Those wars composed the final of three world ...

Edward Overton Cailleteau with les demoiselles at the 2017 Society of the War of 1812 Grand Military Victory Ball held Saturday, Jan. 7, 2016, at Metairie Country Club.

Upstart nation declares war on former colonial master, nearly gets blown off the map but rallies to squeak out a moral victory: Why does the War of 1812 get so little notice or respect?

Painting of the marine battle in the War of 1812 featuring the USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, and the British ship, HMS Guerrière, with its masts broken. Artist Thomas Chambers, 1845.

But ignorance of the War of 1812 lightens his role as Lacroix Company leader. “I made up some of the orders today, and they weren’t carried out well,” he concedes at the end of the wintry drill.

The War of 1812 is a mindbender among naval wars. Seldom does a society mistake defeat for victory and codify the loser ...

An official celebration of a major update to River Raisin National Battlefield Park takes place this weekend in Monroe.