Definition that contains war of 1812
- key United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)
- scott United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
- perry United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
- constitution a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
- hull United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
- girard United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831)
- laffite French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
- lafitte French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
- champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
- the star-spangled banner a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States