On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain. On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, historian Anthony Pitch, author of The Burning of Washington: The British ...

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?

The British Embassy in the United States posted a special commemoration Sunday on Twitter, recognizing the 200th anniversary of the day that the British burned Washington during the War of 1812.

OUR WAR OF 1812.; An English Writer Who Thinks the Burning of Washington Was Justifiable. Dec. 22, 1906 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from December 22, 1906 ...

Robert Siegel and Melissa Block read letters from listeners about our recent reenactment of the burning of Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812.

American History TV in Primetime - War of 1812: Burning of Washington Program ID: 320716-17 Category: - No Category - Location: No Location ...

Washington Burning: The 200th Anniversary of The War of 1812 The Capitol and the White House both lay in ruins. The president had fled. How had a foreign power occupied Washington in just one day?

Eileen F. Lebow writes[" The unmentioned tales of war," letters, May 11] that my book "apparently" ignored the U.S. Navy's role during the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore in the ...

The event, part of the War of 1812 that came to be known as “The Burning of Washington,” is arguably one of the United States’ most humiliating military defeats.

The burning of Washington was the darkest moment for the United States and President James Madison in the War of 1812 -- a sort of second war of American independence.

The event, part of the War of 1812 that came to be known as “The Burning of Washington,” is arguably one of the United States’ most humiliating military defeats. White House historians ...

The event, part of the War of 1812 that came to be known as “The Burning of Washington,” is arguably one of the United States’ most humiliating military defeats.