You don’t have to go very far across the border to get the Canadian take on the War of 1812. At passport control in Toronto’s Preston Pearson Airport, a border agent asks an American traveler the ...

The War of 1812 is often remembered as a conflict without a clear winner, yet its consequences tell a far more complex story.

This year marks the 200 th 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 ...

In the end, the invasion of Canada failed miserably, and the U.S. government couldn’t even defend its capital against invasion. The British emerged from the war having yielded nothing in their ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney stunned some Canadian historians over the weekend when he released a pointed video message about the U.S. featuring a War of 1812 general who led the charge against the ...

The War of 1812 is an often overlooked war in comparison to other conflicts in American history, but it was still an important one with numerous causes. The war, fought between the United States and ...

Though General Brock was killed leading a charge at Queenston Heights in October 1812, the British eventually won the battle, sending the Americans back across the river and making Brock into a war ...

The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but actually a Russia battle repelling an invasion by Emperor Napoleon.