But Baltimore was defended by Fort McHenry — a star-shaped fort perfectly situated on the Baltimore Harbor. On the morning of September 13, 1814, the British navy attacked the fort for 25 hours.

on 14 September, 1814, during the British bombardment of Fort McHenry during the war of 1812 ... Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last ...

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With a fleet of warships in Baltimore Harbor, the British sent a downpour of shells and rockets on Fort McHenry for 25 hours in September 1814 ... With the dawn, he was amazed to see the American ...

It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during ... flag rising above Fort McHenry, which moved him to write the poem. Clague: He can’t see it without light, and “dawn” and “light ...

Your vote in this election will become part of a thread woven throughout America’s providential history stretching back to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Curiously, the official papers of that ...

13, 1814, two years since the onset ... until morning due to the imminent bombardment of Fort McHenry, witnessed the battle ...

Veterans made their first stop at Fort McHenry which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the National Anthem. They began with lunch and movie at the visitor center. And then, veterans took time to ...

Fort McHenry, in Baltimore ... Beginning at 6:00 A.M. on September 13, 1814, British warships continuously bombarded the fort for 25 hours. The American defenders had 18, 24, and 38 pound ...