Tag Archives: George Best
“Rev War Revelry” War on the Chesapeake!
The Star-Spangled Banner and the burning of Washington City are the enduring legacies of the 1814 Chesapeake Campaign. These two events provide contrasting impressions of the American experience in the War of 1812. One conjures up an image of an … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, War of 1812
Tagged baltimore, Battle of Bladensburg, Chesapeake Bay, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort McHenry, George Best, Nathan McDonald, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Star-Spangled Banner, War of 1812
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“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” War of 1812
The War of 1812 is considered by some historians as the end of the American Revolutionary Era. From the conflict, the United States will find a war hero and future president, Andrew Jackson and a poem by lawyer Francis Scott … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Personalities, War of 1812
Tagged Andrew Jackson, Battle of New Orleans, Dan Davis, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, George Best, Harpers Ferry, Jim Bailey, Maryland, Phillip S. Greenwalt, War of 1812
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