Is the War of 1812 well known in the US?

The war of 1812 is well known in the US. However it is the impact of the war of 1812 that is well remembered. Everyone remembers the burning of the white house. read more

A: By my count, we lost the War of 1812 and we lost Vietnam. That's not a widely held opinion in the United States about the War of 1812. The common view is that the war ended in a draw. But we invaded Canada in 1812 and in 1813, and in the west in 1814, and all three invasions pretty much ended in failure. read more

The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars; in the United States and Canada, it is seen as a war in its own right. read more