In the summer of 2021, the Museum of the Royal Canadian Military Institute acquired a very fine collection of
Topic: War of 1812
78 articles tagged War of 1812
Amidst the shells bursting asunder above their heads, with dark smoke choking the air and shot striking the ground
The unit was formed at Fort George in August 1812 and disbanded there in March 1815. These are the
The first year of the War of 1812 did not go well for the young United States. After a
Robert Scott was a free Black yeoman living in the town of York in 1810. He was a new
REVIEW Richard V. Barbuto, New York’s War of 1812: Politics, Society and Combat (Volume 71, Campaigns & Commanders Series)
Sources & Further Reading The opening citation is from the introduction to an anthology of essays edited by Leanne
250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3K9 info@fortyork.ca www.fortyork.ca The Fife and Drum 3 Dear Mother, Sackets Harbor,
In the summer of 1813, USS Oneida sails out of Sackets Harbor, its base at the eastern end of
When regiments of Wellington’s army were sent to Canada in the summer of 1814, their officers’ appearance shocked Lieutenant-General
Effect on our Military Operations in the provinces. The whole country would be driven to a state of desperation
The President’s House, watercolour on paper by George Munger, 1814-15 (12″ x 16″). After the “conflagration” of August 24,
Gold guineas were perfect plunder in the lawless days following the Battle of York, fought across the ground of
“We then came in sight of the enemy at the other end of a field. We doubled our pace
REVIEW Gillium Ferguson, Illinois in the War of 1812 (University of Illinois Press, 2012) Cloth, 368 pages, 12 photographs,
Campaign Cooking Sunday, August 25, 10 am to 4:30 pm It’s often said that an army marches on its
20th Annual Doors Open Toronto Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 10 am to 5 pm Make sure
Artillery Day (part of Doors Open Toronto) Saturday, May 25, 10 am to 5 pm Join us for Artillery
From Not For Themselves But For Their Country: A History of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, to be published
The forces of King George on August 14, 1814, launched a full-scale night assault on Fort Erie, then occupied
The earliest view of the capital of Upper Canada following the War of 1812 is Robert Irvine’s grand oil
Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, 10 am to 5 pm
Alexander Macdonell (1762-1840), the first Catholic bishop of Upper Canada, spent most of his long life fighting for his
REVIEW Gordon K. Jones, Defending the Inland Shores: Newfoundland in the War of 1812 (Markham: BookLand Press, 2016) 168
Doors Open Toronto Sat. and Sun. May 28 and 29, 10 am to 5 pm Fort York opens its
As readers will know, the original Fort York was built by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe, who correctly foresaw the
John R. Grodzinski. The 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot in the War of 1812. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions,
Michael T. Lucas and Julie M. Schablitsky (eds.) Archaeology of the War of 1812 Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast
Dec. 7 Home District Magistrates ordered a Market House built at King and New [Jarvis] streets, York, on ground
