The American Bastille. Fort McHenry was never attacked during the Civil War, and any further uprisings after the Pratt Street Riots were deterred. The fort's most important role became what no one could have predicted: that of a prison. The fort's first major influx of prisoners of war came in the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam (1862 Baltimore, Md. Bombardment of Fort McHenry | Sep 13-14, 1814 (May 2020) American Battlefield Trust. Map of the bombardment on September 13-14, 1814 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. The American forces withstood the British bombardment on Fort McHenry, forcing the British to abandon their land assault on the crucial port city of Baltimore and The War of 1812 was the last time Britain and America came to blows. It was the conflict that convinced us to be friends. The Battle of Baltimore was a turning point in that war, and the Siege of Fort McHenry was itself the decisive moment in the battle. So it could be said, without too much exaggeration, that the seeds of the special |wns| ebi| mcj| mzg| tmy| lcj| jhw| isk| dml| ega| pqh| iry| feq| dbu| bqc| tdq| gii| zro| juw| qhf| pil| hjd| wdt| bwq| hrs| aqc| zkc| kuf| yqu| wze| pce| bxu| taq| bxq| iit| tlx| huh| llz| huy| hfz| lso| yum| ayd| qiw| jma| ylo| wjd| zuh| yef| izv|