This timeline and map detail the key advances and retreats in the Great Lakes region during the War of 1812. Scroll through the timeline to see the events in chronological order.

But it matters a lot more in Canada where, some Americans may be surprised to know, much of the war took place. Indeed, the real story of the conflict centers on the failed invasion of what's now ...

Mr Trump's joke is turning into an existential crisis. Canada's 40 million people live, for the most part, within 100 miles or so of the US border and they have done pretty well out of their ...

The story of the first battle of 1812 on the Riviere Canard that stopped the Americans from advancing into Canada, and the vital role that Native warriors played in the war.

What is now Canada was not yet a country in 1812, but rather British colonies. Canada didn’t become a nation until 1867, long after British troops did, in fact, burn down the White House in 1814.