Press reviews

By Stephen Hart on Phillyburbs.com. Placement of a new headstone and a plaque to commemorate the death of the first lieutenant aboard the USS Enterprise: Edward McCall, who had a major role in winning the battle against the HMS Boxer during the War of 1812. 

By Thomas Prohaska in The Buffalo News.   “The Lewiston Historical Association last week asked the Niagara County Legislature to support its request for an additional $15,000 to complete the monument dedicated to the heroism of Tuscarora Indians credited with saving the lives of settlers during the War of 1812.”

By Michael Marsh in This is the West Country.co.uk “Bosses at The National Trust say they can't afford to repair Wellington's historic monument on their own. A project team has been working to fix the town's landmark, which was closed in 2005, but say it will take a “joint effort” to re-open it.”

By Ben Child in The Guardian.   “Battle of Trafalgar victor to become subject of Warner Bros project, with projected title Love and Glory.”

By Jerome Christenson in the LaCrosse Tribune. A commentary on the relationships between the USA and Canada during the War of 1812, and their impact on the relationships between the USA and the rest of the world in other conflicts since then.

By Jim and Lisa Gilbert in the Chatham Daily News (Canada).   Excerpt: “October 5th, 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of The Thames (aka Battle of Moraviantown) and a group of hard working, dedicated individuals are planning a huge re-enactment of this historic event on the actual site where the battle was […]

 Commemoration events around Fort McHenry and its role in 1814 (War of 1812), in The Herald Online.

Editorial by Michael K. Shaffer, Kennesaw State University's Civil War Center. For the Washington County News. Southwest Virginia, swvatoday.Excerpt: “During the American Civil War, combatants continued to fight under the influence of Napoleon, and the victories the ‘Little Emperor' achieved during his reign in France. Napoleonic tactics, espoused via the writings of nineteenth-century French military theorist […]

Article in History.com by Christopher Klein about the Battle of Lake Erie, during the War of 1812, and about US Navy Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry.  Full article available online.

Article and radio broadcast by Jeff St Clair about US Navy Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry and the re-enactment of the Battle of Lake Erie in September 2013, as part of the bicentennial of the War of 1812.