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The War of 1812 winds up: There was no longer any question now
The War of 1812 winds up: There was no longer any question now that (British Gen.) Lambert would retire with his army. Instead of renewing the attack,...

Today, 1/8/15, marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New
Today, 1/8/15, marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, La. and the culmination of the War of 1812. The situation on the Gulf Coast p...

Cutting a swath through the Peach State: (Major Hitchcock)
Cutting a swath through the Peach State: (Major Hitchcock) understood it was necessary to keep the Union troops well fed and essential as a means of i...

After brokering a Liberal-Conservative settlement, US government
After brokering a Liberal-Conservative settlement, US government officials and military commanders in Nicaragua only vaguely grasped the obstacles the...

Eruption in Nicaragua: On May 26, the inevitable civil war burst
Eruption in Nicaragua: On May 26, the inevitable civil war burst forth. Supplied with Mexican arms, a force of Liberal exiles landed at Bluefields, ca...

First obstacles for the German advance in Belgium: On the morning
First obstacles for the German advance in Belgium: On the morning of August 5 Captain Brinckman, recently the German military attaché in Brussels, ap...

Continuing St. Patricks week with a look at the post WW I Irish
Continuing St. Patricks week with a look at the post WW I Irish independence struggles: As (Irish nationalist leader) Michael Collins was keenly aware...

A British memoir of the Crimean War, 1854: In the morning of
A British memoir of the Crimean War, 1854: In the morning of September 14, the allied fleets arrived off the coast of the Crimea, and the troops at on...

Scottish troops on the War of 1812s Niagara frontier: From 25
Scottish troops on the War of 1812s Niagara frontier: From 25 January 1812 ,,,the 1st (or Royal Scors) Regiment of Foot...had four battalions, the 1st...

North-South tensions on the road to Fort Benton, Mt. as reported
North-South tensions on the road to Fort Benton, Mt. as reported by Montana historian Joel Overholser: Charles Choteau and the new owners of the tradi...