Once the fort ... McHenry and the defeat, against all odds, of a Royal Navy squadron on Lake Champlain—outweighed his shortcomings. The greatest boost to American self-esteem was Gen. Andrew ...

It was, as events would show, a costly miscalculation. The main line of defense was Fort Jackson, a star-shaped brick fortress that still sits on the western riverbank in lower Plaquemines Parish.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A new monument honoring some of the Army’s finest paratroopers, nicknamed the sky soldiers, is now sitting at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. That monument, honoring the ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

A four-year effort to find Gen. Andrew Jackson’s trail and his historic “Fort Deposit” near Guntersville by a group affiliated with the Guntersville Historical Society culminated in the unveiling of ...

Now for a few details. The flag was ordered in 1813 by Maj. George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, who wanted something big enough for the British to see when and if they ...

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Shweta Singh Updated : Apr 12, 2025, 07:52 PM IST The statue of Waghya, a dog near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s samadhi at Raigad Fort, has reignited a fierce debate over its historical legitimacy ...

As Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Raigad Fort in Maharashtra Saturday, Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati and Udayanraje Bhosale, descendants of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, renewed their demand to have ...

A week of historic highs and lows for President Donald Trump ended in bronze. While the 47th president golfed this weekend, a fan unveiled a statue of Trump called "The Defiance Monument." Sticker ...