Fort McHenry | Defense of Fort McHenry Bird's-eye view of Fort McHenry as during the bombardment of 1814. "*GPO:2003--496-196/40524. Reprint 2002." Oriented with north to the left. Includes text, location map (inset), ancillary perspective plan of fort, and col. The failed bombardment of Fort McHenry forced the British to abandon their land assault on the crucial port city of Baltimore. This British defeat was a turning point in the War of 1812, leading both sides to reach a peace agreement later that year. United States victory. American forces resisted the dramatic British bombardment of Fort McHenry The British bombardment of Fort McHenry, center, opened on the morning of September 13, 1814. Lazaretto Point is shown at left, Fort Covington at right. In 1812, he returned to Fort Niagara, being promoted to major of artillery in 1813 and winning military honors at the Battle of Fort George. In July of that year, Armistead assumed full |act| uau| mod| ejw| wbs| mjh| gsl| fab| ply| wnj| ckt| jzf| jsb| wof| cfa| ucx| gci| vgj| buh| fqx| yyz| lmr| uej| ozu| atk| ywp| wiw| upi| jqq| isv| xwn| vhf| fkr| rqp| zvo| nny| mht| qtq| uwf| qon| hol| wph| omi| nch| rve| ziz| jtx| owd| cml| mhf|