Press reviews : 884
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Press reviewAugusta County Role in the War of 1812
By Nancy Sorrells in Newsleader.com, 27 December, 2013. “The War of 1812 might almost be considered America's forgotten war, but at the time, when the nation was only three decades old, it was significant. My visit to the fort, today operated by the National Park Service, sent me scurrying back to my history […]
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Press review"Combat vessel names may be drawn from history" Canada, War of 1812
By Remo Zaccagna in The Chronicle Herald.ca, 27 December, 2013. “Earlier this year, the federal government announced that it has named two Royal Canadian Navy joint support ships that will be built by Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Seaspan Marine awarded a nearly $8-billion package to construct the navy's next-generation non-combat […]
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Press review"Battle of Bladensburg monument edges toward completion" War of 1812 (USA)
By Gregory Dale in The Gazette.net, 27 December, 2013. “While trying to construct a monument that would commemorate the War of 1812's Battle of Bladensburg proved challenging, retreating was never an option, said John Giannetti, chairman of the Bladensburg-based Aman Memorial Trust.”
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Press review"Battle of Stonington bicentennial planned" (Connecticut, USA), War of 1812
By Joe Wojtas in The Day.com (Connecticut), 1 January, 2014. “Stonington – The sale of T-shirts that feature a likeness of one of the cannonballs that British ships rained on the borough during the Battle of Stonington in August 1814 has kicked off the bicentennial celebration planned for next summer. A host […]
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Press review"200 years ago, the village of Buffalo burned Commemorations held well before anniversary"
By Denise Jewell Gee in The Buffalo News, 30 December, 2013. “Two hundred years ago this week, the fledgling village of Buffalo was left a smoking pile of rubble.” Also read “The Burning of Buffalo, 200 Years Ago”, by Christopher Klein in History.com, 30 December, 2013: “Months before the British […]
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Press review"Museum hopes to draw bounty to replicate War of 1812 ship"
By Patricia Potestades in The Palm Beach Post.com, 29 December, 2013. “The Palm Beach Maritime Museum opened its new USS Hornet exhibit Dec. 20, a model-sized, 16-feet-tall preview of what the museum hopes to help make into a full-sized reality. The USS Hornet was a Navy ship in the early years of […]
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Press reviewGeneral Allard’s life in Persia and India after the Fall of the French Empire
An article about General Allard's life in Persia, then India: “Tracing the footsteps to the historical ‘Kuri ala Bagh' in Lahore” “At least four of these military officers from Napoleon's Army arrived at the court of King Fateh Shah of Iran at various times after 1815. These included General Ventura, General Allard, General […]
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Press reviewDavid Shribman: The forgotten War of 1812
“Like the French and Indian War a half-century earlier, this was a European struggle that — messily, maddeningly and, ultimately, murderously — lapped up upon the eastern shores of the New World. In so doing, it forced men to fight a war whose causes they barely understood even though the stakes could barely be […]
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Press reviewWar of 1812 First Nations
Several articles this week tell us about the role of the First Nations in the War of 1812: – War of 1812 monument “a history lesson in art” – Bronze sculptures will depict role of Dakota First Nation people, by Bre McAdam in Newstalk650.com, on 13 December, 2013. – Tuscarora Heroes Monument to be unveiled at 'Flames […]
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Press review£100,000 grant to the Royal Green Jackets Museum in Winchester to help fund a Battle of Waterloo bicentenary exhibition
“A Hampshire museum has been awarded a £100,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The Royal Green Jackets Museum in Winchester has been awarded the cash to help fund a Battle of Waterloo bicentenary exhibition. The museum, in Romsey Road, will contribute a similar amount of money to the project, which includes developing a […]