James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... The public viewed the results of the War of 1812 so favorably that the Federalist Party faithful who had opposed the war witnessed their ...

Major Acts: British seizure of American seamen pushed James Madison to ask Congress for a declaration of war in June 1812. The United States entered the conflict without a strong military.

On June 18, 1812, American President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain. American and British officers were having dinner together at Fort George when news of the ...

American Gen. Wade Hampton marched his 2,000 soldiers along the banks of the Châteauguay River, part of a two-pronged ...

Notably, Madison guided the United States through the War of 1812, becoming the only president ever to lead troops in battle. James Madison University's website writes that its goal in honoring ...

The War of 1812 grew out of a much larger war ... The U.S. government, under president James Madison, was particularly angry about the impressment of some 15,000 Americans into the Royal Navy.