America went to war against Great Britain to assert its rights as an independent, sovereign nation, and to attempt the ...

The U.S. had declared war in June 1812, partially in response to the forced recruitment of American merchant sailors ... was one of the unlucky few. As British soldiers took away his musket and ...

The War of 1812, despite not even having a decent name, is, like, the best war ever. Not a ton of people died, an important principle (American sovereignty ... the war in the north and even ...