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Samuel Francis Du Pont was born on September 27, 1803, in Bayonne, New Jersey. One of seven children, Du Pont’s uncle was Eleuthere Irenee du Pont...

In the Summer of 1813, as the War of 1812 waged across the United States, Major George Armistead wrote to General Samuel Smith: We, sir, are ready at...

Pakenham was an Anglo-Irish career officer in the British Army. Commissioned as a Lieutenant in the 92nd Regiment of Foot he first saw action during...

One of the most intriguing women to emerge from the pages of American history is Dolley Madison, the wife of America's fourth president, James Madison...

Captain William Clark’s name is almost inextricably tied with that of his partner, Meriwether Lewis, and the three-year scientific expedition they led...

Most of Jean Lafitte’s life remains shrouded in mystery, including his name. Jean Lafitte, sometimes spelled Laffite, was born in approximately 1780...

Raised in a family strongly connected with the British Army, the young George Prévost was born in New Jersey, the son of a Swiss immigrant from Geneva...

Charles de Salaberry’s family history contained generations of esteemed military service. Ironically, most of that service was under the Kingdom of...

Plagued by ill-health since childhood and frequently contracting various tropical diseases, James Lucas Yeo nevertheless served one of the most daring...

Many readers of history often perceive the successes of great individuals and visionaries as having the most impact on human events, but that is...

Many noted figures from the War of 1812 either had relatives that served in or were themselves involved with, the War for Independence. Not so with...

Despite his decades of service, William Hull’s contemporaries held his record in low esteem, partially due to one particular moment in the War of 1812...