After a second mock volley, the re-enactors retire to the parking lot of one of the bloodiest battlefields of the War of 1812 ... To President James Madison and “War Hawks” in Congress ...

James Madison ... As president, Madison helped establish the Democratic-Republican Party of Jeffersonian ideals. He asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812, and the war began so badly ...

The Montpelier Foundation In the years leading up to America’s second war with Britain, President James Madison ... reached the capital during a ball given in December 1812 to celebrate Congress ...