A little-known chapter in military history unfolded approximately six miles northeast of the Capitol in Prince George’s County. The Battle of Bladensburg Festival was held at Bladensburg Waterfront ...

If the War of 1812 were a movie, the Battle of Bladensburg would be the good guys’ crushing defeat that leads to a rally and a dramatic victory, said Anthony Nolan, the chief of national and historic ...

Nearly 200 years to the day after it unfolded on a field outside of Washington, D.C., the Battle of Bladensburg will return to the original site this weekend with the help of American and British ...

Demolition has already begun on the old Prince George's Hospital Center, which was replaced in 2021 by the new University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center in downtown Largo. Photo by Steve ...

BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — The Battle of Bladensburg Visitors Center is scheduled to open. A variety of elected officials are expected to attend the opening in Bladensburg on Friday. Rep. Chris Van ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Battle of Bladensburg Task Force has hosted 1 event in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2014 Forum. Panelists commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Battle ...

Cover of 'The Burrning of Washington' by Anthony Pitch. A short distance from Washington, D.C.'s national mall, with its grand monuments to past presidents and the men and women who served in ...

Echoes of battles past whisper through the landscape of many military installations. But, 200 years ago, elements of the British army marched through the hills and woods of what is now Joint Base ...