USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On September 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key witnessed the British defeat at the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The poem he wrote about the event eventually became the national anthem of the United States, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Detailed explanation-2: -On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. The sight of those “broad stripes and bright stars” inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Key Called In Key was accompanied by Colonel John Skinner, an American agent for prisoner exchange, and they sailed on a sloop flying a flag of truce. On September 3, Key and Skinner boarded the British ship where Dr. William Beanes was being held and conducted a difficult but successful negotiation.