In 1812 French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia. Wellington saw an opportunity to strike. First he secured the strategic ...

Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...

Amidst the list of America’s founding fathers who are inextricably linked with the 4th of July, one name sticks out: George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Benjamin Franklin. Pyotr Ilyich ...

In the Donald Trump era, Canadians say it's no longer enough to just be proud of their heritage. It's time to stand up and ...

One of my goals in writing this column is to alert you to dangers to our democracy so you can alert others, who then alert ...

Trump has already tried to use three pretexts to usurp power — terrorism, national emergency, and war itself — to justify his ...

My purpose is to encourage you to be extra vigilant in guarding against Trump’s further use of these three pretexts to erode ...

Toy Soldiers, a monument to the War of 1812 in Toronto, depicts a soldier successfully defending Canada from U.S. invasion, overlaid here atop a vintage map. Foreign Policy illustration/Getty photos ...

The 2012 bicentennial of the war was widely commemorated in Canada through museum exhibits and historical re-enactments. "It's a very defining moment for Canada," said Canadian military historian ...

During the War of 1812, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson said conquering Canada was “a mere matter of marching.” “This was incorrect,” Cohen wrote.

During the War of 1812, former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson said conquering Canada was "a mere matter of marching." "This was incorrect," Cohen wrote.