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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.
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An 1814 watercolor and ink depiction of the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. Painting by George Munger . The United States Capitol was, according to some contemporary travelers, the only building in Washington "worthy to be noticed". [ 26 ]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Timeline of the War of 1812; A. ... (1812) Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814)
1814: Aug 24 Battle of Bladensburg: 1814: Aug 24 Burning of Washington: 1814: Aug 27 British occupy Point Lookout, Maryland: 1814: Aug 27 Retreating garrison destroys Fort Washington: 1814 Aug 28 Atlantic Coast Raid on Alexandria (Virginia) British capture Alexandria, Virginia. 1814 Aug 28 diplomacy Nantucket declares neutrality: 1814: Sep 1
The Register, covers the period 2 June to 30 December 1814, is one of our most important primary sources for the names and units of American casualties at Bladensburg, see thumbnail. [ 4 ] 1814 Naval Hospital Register, Washington D.C. patients 31-45, from injured marines and sailors from Commodore Joshua Barney's, Chesapeake Flotilla
A fight is brewing over the Town of Bladensburg's plan to annex the former Prince George's Hospital Center site, a valuable parcel that the nearby Town of Cheverly was already planning to annex ...
The Man Who Captured Washington: Major General Robert Ross and the War of 1812. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2016. ISBN 9780806151649 see online review; Ross is a featured supporting character in Eric Flint's alternate history novels, 1812: The Rivers of War, and 1824: The Arkansas War.