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As part of the British expedition to the Chesapeake Bay in the middle of 1814, a naval force under Commodore James Alexander Gordon was ordered to sail up the Potomac River and attack Fort Washington. The raid was supposed to be a demonstration, to distract American troops from the main British attack on Washington under General Robert Ross.
The Chesapeake campaign, also known as the Chesapeake Bay campaign, of the War of 1812 was a British naval campaign that took place from 23 April 1813 to 14 September 1814 on and around the Delaware and Chesapeake bays of the United States.
Jefferson began by addressing the ongoing British violations of U.S. neutrality, particularly the June 22, 1807, attack on the USS Chesapeake by the British frigate HMS Leopard. He condemned the incident, emphasizing that it had outraged the nation and led him to issue a proclamation banning British armed vessels from American waters. [2]
British and American movements during the Chesapeake Campaign in 1814 Admiralty House in Bermuda, where the British attack was planned. The Burning of Washington, also known as the Capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear-Admiral George Cockburn during Admiral John Warren's Chesapeake campaign.
Having failed in their attempt to attack Norfolk, Warren and Cockburn moved north for actions in the Chesapeake Bay, including an attempt to attack St. Michaels, Maryland, in August. [citation needed] Two days after the engagement at Craney Island, British forces crossed the Hampton Roads via Craney Island and raided the town of Hampton, Virginia.
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A simultaneous attack from land and sea on the blockading frigates at the mouth of St. Leonard's creek allowed the flotilla to move out of the creek and up-river to Benedict, Maryland, though Barney had to scuttle gunboats 137 and 138 in the creek. The British entered the then-abandoned creek and burned the town of St. Leonard, Maryland. [2]
The killer recorded the videos while en route from Houston to New Orleans in the rented Ford F-150 Lightning EV he used to carry out the attack, according to the feds. He had picked up the truck ...