Fun facts

“The Star-Spangled Banner” was set to the tune of an English drinking song

The War of 1812 lasted long after 1812. The final battle took place in January 1815.

Women, who often traveled with their husbands’ military units, sometimes acted as spies. Canadian Laura Se cord walked 20 miles to inform the British of a planned attack on the Niagara Falls area. The British then launched a surprise attack on U.S. troops and kept control of the peninsula. Se cord was later recognized as a hero by the Prince of Wales. Many Canadians now associate Se cord with a chain of candy stores named in her honor.