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Dunkirk is located in northwestern Calvert County at (38.713499, −76.670070 Its western border is the Patuxent River , which is also the Prince George's County line. Maryland Route 4 passes through the center of Dunkirk, leading northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Upper Marlboro and south 14 miles (23 km) to Prince Frederick , the Calvert County seat.
Location of Calvert County in Maryland. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Calvert County, Maryland.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.
The Siege of Dunkirk was a siege commenced by France under the command of Louis, le Grand Condé with naval support of the Dutch Republic under the command of admiral Maarten Tromp, who were able to blockade the city to help Condé's siege.
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As part of the British Expeditionary Force's (BEF) retreat to Dunkirk, the 144th Infantry Brigade of the 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division was holding the road that runs southward from Bergues through Wormhoudt, Cassel and Hazebrouck to delay the German advance. British troops at Wormhoudt were overrun by advancing German forces.
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The first town hall of Dunkirk was erected on the current site in 1233. Gravelines and Dunkirk had been under English control, when they were attacked by the French marshal, Paul de Thermes, in 1558 during the Italian War of 1551–1559. [3] The re-building of the town hall, which had been completely destroyed in the attack, was completed in 1562.