Carl Benn. Native Memoirs from the War of 1812: Black Hawk and William Apess. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Topic: War of 1812
78 articles tagged War of 1812
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Aug. 24 British forces capture Washington DC and set fire to many public buildings including the White House and
May 11, 2026
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Donald, Graves
The following is a severe compression of a longer article, entitled “Why the White House Was Burned: An Investigation
May 11, 2026
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Desmond, Morton
Though Stephen Harper spent up to $24 million helping us commemorate the War of 1812, little was spent in
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
We wish to thank all the members of the working group who gave generously of their time and energies
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Campaign Cooking Sunday, August 25, 10 am to 4:30 pm It’s often said that an army marches on its
May 11, 2026
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Tanya J. Grodzinski
Gillium Ferguson, Illinois in the War of 1812 (University of Illinois Press, 2012) Cloth, 368 pages, 12 photographs, maps,
May 11, 2026
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Otto, Stephen
he earliest view of the capital of Upper Canada following the War of 1812 is Robert Irvine’s grand oil
May 11, 2026
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Black, Conrad
As readers will know, the original Fort York was built by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe, who correctly foresaw the
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Fort York Ongoing Summer Programming Daily throughout July, 10 am to 5 pm Thrill to the boom of the
May 11, 2026
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Guy, St-Denis
Anyone familiar with the War of 1812 will surely recognize the portrait below of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock (1769-1812).
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Thrill to the booming of the cannon, the firing of muskets, the vibrant colours of the uniformed guard, and
May 11, 2026
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Otto, Stephen
Few North American cities can boast, as can Toronto, the remarkable fact that seven of its eight oldest buildings
May 11, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
By 1 pm on Tuesday, 27 April 1813, the American force attacking York had victory within its grasp. And
May 11, 2026
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Dodds, Douglas
REVIEW Robert Malcomson, Capital in Flames: The American Attack on York, 1813 (Montreal: Robin Brass Studio; Annapolis, MD: Naval
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Tecumseh Arts Festival Fri. Sept. 7, Sat. Sept. 8 and Sun. Sept. 9 A weekend of Aboriginal, First Nation
May 11, 2026
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David Juliusson
Today, when communications bounce around the world in the bat of an eye, it’s inconceivable that information once took
The two colours (or flags) of the Third Regiment of York Militia, exhibited at St James’ Cathedral for many
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
When regiments of Wellington’s army were sent to Canada in the summer of 1814, their officers’ appearance shocked Lieutenant-General
May 11, 2026
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Donald E, Graves
From Not For Themselves But For Their Country: A History of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, to be published
May 11, 2026
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Father Seamus, Hogan
Alexander Macdonell (1762-1840), the first Catholic bishop of Upper Canada, spent most of his long life fighting for his
May 11, 2026
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Gerrard, Richard
Michael T. Lucas and Julie M. Schablitsky (eds.) Archaeology of the War of 1812 Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast
May 11, 2026
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Fraser, Robert L
REVIEW Donald E. Graves, And All Their Glory Past: Fort Erie, Plattsburgh and the Final Battles in the North,
May 11, 2026
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Gary M, Gibson
In July 1812 Zebulon Montgomery Pike was commissioned a colonel and ordered to command the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment, then
May 11, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
“There was a battle here, in this place.” It is a point I make every time I do a
May 11, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
To hear Sir Roger Sheaffe, military and civil commander of Upper Canada, tell the story, his force was vastly
May 11, 2026
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Stephen Otto
Much is made today of the death of our soldiers in Afghanistan. Solemn ceremonies are held with flag draped
May 11, 2026
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Tanya Grodzinski
REVIEW Richard V. Barbuto, New York’s War of 1812: Politics, Society and Combat (Volume 71, Campaigns & Commanders Series)
