Who won the War of 1812? It’s been 200 years, and we still can’t agree. Relive the War of 1812 as four historians transform the stage into a battlefield.
Each historian has his own expertise and will present one of the four different perspectives of the war:
- Dr. Sid Hart, Senior Historian at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (American perspective),
- Dr. Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies at Kings College, London. (British perspective),
- Mr. Alan Corbiere, Program Coordinator for the Anishinaabemowin Revitalization Program at Lakeview Elementary School in M’Chigeeng (Native-American perspective)
- Dr. Peter MacLeod, pre-Confederation historian at the Canadian War Museum and curator of 1812 (Canadian perspective)
Bear witness to this lively debate and decide for yourself who won the War of 1812.
Image (detail):
The Battle of Queenston Heights, 13 October 1812
Print by John David Kelly, 1896
Library and Archives Canada, 1954-153-1