America’s second attempt to invade British Canada involved the largest combined operation by United States forces up to that time. The result was a less-than-satisfying success.
By Robert and Thomas Malcomson
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War of 1812: Battle of the Thames
A rare American land victory in the War of 1812, the Battle of the Thames helped the winning commander — William Henry Harrison — to the presidency and deprived the Indians of one of their greatest leaders — Shawnee Chief Tecumseh.
By William Francis Freehoff
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World War I: German Battleships Scuttled at Scapa Flow
For months, the once-proud battleships of the Imperial German High Seas Fleet had wallowed in the shame of abject surrender. Then, on June 21, 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter signaled for a final defiant gesture.
By Mark T. Simmons
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Napoleonic Wars: Battle of the Pyramids
The enemy that confronted the French at Embabeh, Egypt, more than 200 years ago was as merciless as the desert they had just crossed–but the Mamelukes did not have a commander like Napoleon Bonaparte.
By John Dellinger
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Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Rivoli
If his attack succeeded, Austrian Feldzeugmeister Jószef Alvintzy Freiherr de Berberek expected to surround and destroy France’s Army of Italy — and its 28-year-old commander, General Napoleon Bonaparte.
By James W. Shosenberg
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Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Quatre Bras
Just after midnight, June 16, 1815, the citizens of Brussels were rudely awakened by […]
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Leonidas Polk: Southern Civil War General
Union artillery brought a deadly end to the career of clergyman-turned-soldier Leonidas Polk.
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Polish-Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw
Commanding 160,000 troops, Mikhail N. Tukhachevsky was said to be the Red Army’s most brilliant general. If the newly resurrected Polish nation was to survive, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski would have to be even smarter.
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Lew Wallace’s American Civil War Career
Long before he published Ben-Hur, Lew Wallace rose from a career as an obscure small-town Indiana lawyer to take a prominent role in the Civil War.
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Benjamin Franklin: Revolutionary Spymaster
On the eve of the colonials’ leap into revolution, Benjamin Franklin was the target of a dangerous initiative by a French secret agent to determine the Americans’ intentions and capabilities. Franklin’s wisdom — and wile — proved pivotal in boosting French confidence in supporting the insurgents.