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  2. Battle of Baltimore - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Baltimore (September 12–15, 1814) took place between British and American forces in the War of 1812. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces. The British and Americans first met at the Battle of North Point. [9]

  3. Battle of Bladensburg - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Bladensburg, also known as the Bladensburg Races, took place during the Chesapeake Campaign, part of the War of 1812, on 24 August 1814, at Bladensburg, Maryland, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) northeast of Washington, D.C.

  4. Battle of Caulk's Field - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Caulk's Field was fought during the War of 1812 in Kent County, Maryland, United States, between a small British Army force commanded by Captain Sir Peter Parker and American militia forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Philip Reed.

  5. Fort McHenry - Wikipedia

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    Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.

  6. North Point State Battlefield - Wikipedia

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    North Point State Battlefield is a publicly owned historic preserve in Dundalk, Baltimore County, Maryland, that commemorates a portion of the site where the Battle of North Point was fought during the War of 1812. [2] On September 12, 1814, Brigadier General John Stricker commanded forces of the Maryland Militia from within

  7. Battle of St. Michaels - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of St. Michaels was an engagement contested on August 10, 1813, during the War of 1812.British soldiers attacked the American militia at St. Michaels, Maryland, which is located on Maryland's Eastern Shore with access to Chesapeake Bay.

  8. Raid on Havre de Grace - Wikipedia

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    The Raid on Havre de Grace was a seaborne raid that took place on 3 May 1813 during the broader War of 1812. A squadron of the British Royal Navy under Rear Admiral George Cockburn attacked the town of Havre de Grace, Maryland, at the mouth of the Susquehanna River. Cockburn's forces routed the town's defenders and sacked and burnt several ...

  9. War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The War of 1812 was fought by the United ... The British Army soundly defeated the Maryland and Virginia militias at the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814 and ...