Posted on 11/26/2019 7:23:15 PM PST by Perseverando
Full title: Author of Star-Spangled Banner fought slavery! & little-known story of Randolph's land for freed slaves
On SEPTEMBER 13, 1814, just weeks after they burned the U.S. Capitol, British forces attacked Baltimore, Maryland -- the third largest city in America.
Britain had the largest global empire in world history, controlling 13 million square miles -- almost a quarter of the Earth's land -- and nearly half billion people -- one-fifth of the world's population at that time.
Out of nearly 200 countries in the world, only 22 were never controlled or invaded by Britain.
As the War of 1812 progressed, British soldiers marched toward Baltimore.
On their way, they captured an elderly physician of Upper Marlboro, Dr. William Beanes.
The town feared Dr. Beanes would be hanged so they asked attorney Francis Scott Key to sail with Colonel John Skinner under a flag of truce to the British flagship Tonnant in order to arrange a prisoner exchange.
Concerned their plans of attacking Baltimore would be discovered, the British placed Francis Scott Key and Colonel Skinner under armed guard aboard the H.M.S. Surprise.
They were transferred to a sloop where they watched 19 British ships fire continuously for 25 hours over 1,800 cannon balls, rockets and mortar shells at the earthen Fort McHenry.
Fort McHenry was named for Secretary of War James McHenry, who had signed the Declaration of Independence.
His son, John McHenry, fought
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Our own schools don’t even teach this anymore.
They all need to be gutted.
The country needs gutting. Everyone who wants to damage this country needs to go. Communists, socialists, history revisionists, race baiters and ancestor haters, all need to go.
My great-great-grandfather fought in the War of 1812 in the Harrison County, Virginia Militia. He died of old age during the Civil War in 1862 after Union troops burned his black smith business to the ground..
So much history presented in a manner which allows the reader the ability to picture the actions taken over time.
This type of education would fascinate most youngsters.
It’s not dry and boring.
It reminds me of books I read as a 5th grader: Individual stories of the lives and actions of Americans that helped to establish America as well as those who contributed to the value of belief in the American system.
I read every single one of those books. The librarians were always catching me reading the books in the little aisles because I could only check out a few at a time. LOL I figured I could spend my recess and lunch time in the library and enjoy living through the writings!
I don’t think the public schools have those types of books any longer.
A shame.
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