James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... He asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812, and the war began so badly that by fighting to a draw, Americans of 1815 felt they had ...

James Madison University is named eponymously to ... Madison fought against the British during the American Revolution and the War of 1812 — where he became the first American president to ...

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.

James Madison and James Monroe are often remembered ... Madison had isolated Britain as America’s great European foe by 1812. This effectively allowed Napoleon Bonaparte, whose imperial ...

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 ...