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Tag Archives: Star-Spangled Banner
“Rev War Revelry” Battle of North Point
On September 12, 1814, approximately 4,700 soldiers, a mix of British infantry and marines, were landed on the North Point peninsula, a jut of land between the Back and Patapsco River and on a direct line of march toward Baltimore. … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Navy, War of 1812
Tagged baltimore, Battle of North Point, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort McHenry, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Star-Spangled Banner, War of 1812
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“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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