David Burnett By contrast, the British historiography of the War of 1812 has generally consisted ... and as long as it could maintain a tight blockade of France’s ports there was hope.

The War of 1812, says historian Hickey ... staggering costs Britain had incurred during its war with Napoleon’s France, had spread hardship across the land. “The tax burden on British citizens ...

UTICA, N.Y., Aug. 22. -- Hiram Cronk, the only soldier of the War of 1812 now upon the Government pension rolls, is dying at his home in Bunbrook, this county. Cronk is in his 103d year ...