Battle of Baltimore
This painting depicts the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814. With 1,000 dedicated American defenders manning the guns of Fort McHenry, and knowing that it would be folly to approach closer before the fort was reduced, the British fleet halts just out of range of Fort McHenry's cannons. Then their bomb ketches and rocket ships began to barrage the fort with rockets, bombs and incendiaries. It was the sight of the American flag still flying at the end of this unsuccessful attack that prompted Francis Scott Key to write the words to The Star Spangled Banner.
Battle of Baltimore
This painting depicts the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814. With 1,000 dedicated American defenders manning the guns of Fort McHenry, and knowing that it would be folly to approach closer before the fort was reduced, the British fleet halts just out of range of Fort McHenry's cannons. Then their bomb ketches and rocket ships began to barrage the fort with rockets, bombs and incendiaries. It was the sight of the American flag still flying at the end of this unsuccessful attack that prompted Francis Scott Key to write the words to The Star Spangled Banner.