in the war of 1812 between the british navy and american forces, which fort defended baltimore?

The latter was foiled by the stout defense of Fort McHenry which served as the backdrop for the future national anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner. While the infantry and marines advanced toward the city, the British Navy’s task was to subdue the American fortifications in Baltimore harbor.

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.

The book is now available for purchase and Tom will have details on how to attain a copy! We hope you grab your favorite beverage and tune in. “ OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE details the improbable two-hundred-year journey of the original Star-Spangled Banner - from Fort McHenry in 1814, when Francis Scott Key saw it, to the Smithsonian in the 21 st century – thanks to three generations of an enduring military family, the Armistead’s, who defended, kept, hid, and ultimately donated the most famous flag in American history.”

This fascinating read, tracing the flag and its intertwined connection with the Armistead family, will be the subject of this week’s “Rev War Revelry.” McMillan gave a bit of a teaser to entice you to listen in on Emerging Revolutionary War’s Facebook page Sunday at 7 p.m. Now, historian Tom McMillan, who has written on another member of the Armistead family, returns with his latest publication, Our Flag Was Still There: The Star-Spangled Banner that Survived the British and 200 Years–and the Armistead Family Who Saved It.

In the war of 1812 between the british navy and american forces, which fort defended baltimore?