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Begging the pardon of the list for a good article on the 1812 dust up and The Old Line State's history.
I call bushwah! This united the country firmly, especially after we won at Ft. McHenry and the battle of North Point.
The war of forgotten battlegrounds.
The battle of the River Raisin near Monroe Michigan was the largest single day casualty count for America in that war. Those killed and wounded were mostly Kentucky Militiamen and some 9 Kentucky counties are named after men who fought here. Revenge was sought under the “Remember the River Raisin” battle cry with a push deep into Canada and the British loss of control of the great lakes.
By any “revisionism”, The Battle Of New Orleans was a not a draw.
from wiki (I think):
Jackson’s army of 4,732 men comprised 968 US Army regulars,[32] 58 US Marines, 106 seamen of the US Naval battalion, 1,060 Louisiana Militia and volunteers (including 462 free people of color), 1,352 Tennessee Militia, 986 Kentucky Militia, 150 Mississippi Militia and 52 Choctaw warriors. Additionally, Jackson had the support of warships in the Mississippi River, including the USS Louisiana, the USS Carolina and the Enterprise, along with the pirate Jean Lafitte and his Baratarians.
At the end of the day, the British had 2,042 casualties: 291 killed (including Generals Pakenham and Gibbs), 1,267 wounded (including General Keane) and 484 captured or missing.[47] The Americans had 71 casualties: 13 dead; 39 wounded, and 19 missing.[4]
ps the British began the events with @7,500 strong
After the British failed to capture Baltimore they sailed the Chesapeake Bay bombarding towns along the way. One of the towns, St. Michael’s hung lanterns high in the trees. When the British bombarded at night they missed town by firing pover it.
One of my g-g-g-g-g-grandmothers was the sibling of one of the men who commissioned Mary Pickersgill to make that flag... one of my two tenuous connections to "big time" American history.
Mr. niteowl77
Historically unpopular? Don’t we commemorate the defense of Fort McHenry in 1814 at the start of every football game?
Something politically incorrect in that picture: children weilding “swords”. The liberal state of Maryland will be sure to eliminate all such displays of aggression and would be bullying. lol
Thanks for posting and thanks for the ping.
If Maryland had to do it over again she would surrender to England. Bet on it.
Are Limeys running the WSJ?
200 years to the day later and the
British PM burned the White Hut
An interesting fact about the War of 1812 is that it was by the end of the war fought with regulars. By 1814, the militia system was so discredited that the military leadership trained and organized our forces on European lines. Jacob Brown and Winfield Scott being the driving forces for this. They proved their mettle along Niagara Front in 1814. They stood toe to toe with Wellington’s veterans at Lundy’s Lane.
Thanks for posting!
We went to Chestertown today for the prelude to the battle of Caulk’s Field. Saw the parade at 10:30, the artifacts on display, and the “Battle of Caulk’s Field” presentation by Dr. Charles Neimeyer and Dr. Julie Schablitsky, chief archaeologist from University of MD. Dr. Neimeyer is from the Marines; both are writing books which will be published soon. It was very interesting and included a power-point presentation with maps and pictures of where the artifacts were found and the battle plan. Parker bled out on the battlefield from a nicked femoral artery and Byron gave part of the eulogy in London. (They took his body to a lot of places before they got back to London. It was ironic - someone with such high connections, dying on the Eastern Shore of MD.)
For anyone who is interested:
Sunday, August 31 is the Reenactment at Caulk’s Field Battlefield.
10:00am the site is open; marching band begins at 9:45
10:15 The Ship’s Company Chanteymen on stage
11:00 Formal Military Ceremony: American and British
11:45 American Artillery Demonstration
12:00 229thh MD National Guard Army Band
12:45 Flag Unfurling
1:15 Dance Performance
1:45 Re-enactor Troops Assemble on the Battlefield
2:00 Battle Re-enactment
2:50 Re-enactor Troops Pass and Review
3:00 Drawing: Ravens Tickets
3:00 Lions of Bluegrass
4:00 Site closes to the public