Mr. and Mrs. Madison's war: America's first couple and the second war of independence

Rumors of war

America at war, 1812-1813. The war begins ; "A distempered imagination"

The guns of August 1814. A meeting at the President's house ; A sense of uncertainty ; Reports from the front ; The British are coming! ; "The Bladensburg races" ; Washington in flames ; The exiles return

Washington regained. A new resolution ; Gloom or glory?

The view from Montpelier

The War of 1812 timeline.