"Through “Rocket’s Red Glare” Flotilla Sailors Stand Strong" Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Sep 2014 1:01 p.m. PST |
"It was arguably one of the most famous battles on American soil and is still sung of today. It was a failed attempt by the British to invade one of America's largest cities during the War of 1812, a battle that inspired the anthem of the American people. When Francis Scott Key witnessed a battered American flag still waving "at dawn's early light," he was seeing it not from Ft. McHenry, but from a British ship. Key, a lawyer, was on a British ship, HMS Tonnant, to negotiate the release of a prisoner. After having dinner with British military leaders, Vice Adm. Alexander Cochrane, Rear Adm. George Cockburn, and Maj. Gen. Robert Ross, the American was told he could not leave because he knew the British location and number of units for the planned Sept. 13, 1814 attack. After 25 hours of constant bombardment, the British turned away from Baltimore in defeat, unable to take Baltimore as it had so easily taken Washington, D.C a few weeks earlier. After the assault, Key was released from the British ship, where his pen had given birth to what is now our national anthem…" link Full article here
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IronDuke596  | 23 Sep 2014 3:13 p.m. PST |
Nice article but it should be on the 19th century and War of 1812 Boards. |
| Florida Tory | 23 Sep 2014 6:28 p.m. PST |
It would be an even better article if it were true. According to a recent article in the Washington Post, it is not. link Rick |
| Old Contemptibles | 24 Sep 2014 7:45 a.m. PST |
Not the right place for this topic. Should be on the War of 1812 board. |
| Tango01 | 24 Sep 2014 10:49 a.m. PST |
My mistake.
Sorry for that. Amicalement
Armand |
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