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This is part of a new series of essays entitled “Battle Studies,” which seeks, through the study of military history, to ...
The parade will begin at noon on Memorial Day at the West Side Ballroom and will proceed along New York Road, concluding at the U.S. Oval.
Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen. As it advanced, the Russian army retreated, and by ...
The new plan features 31 proposed projects designed to enhance recreational access, park space, and aesthetics.
On May 16, 1813, the War of 1812 reached Maryland when the British Navy entered the Patapsco River. After burning Frenchtown’s depot, they were repelled at Elkton. Dr. Julie Shively, Command Historian ...
For people like me, who have got their flags and wars mixed up, I think it should be pointed out that there may have been only one War of 1812, but there are four distinct versions of it—the ...
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“Bang,” one of the men says. After a second mock volley, the re-enactors retire to the parking lot of one of the bloodiest battlefields of the War of 1812. On this ground, hundreds of U.S ...