USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British Navy was needed to come into the Baltimore harbor to support the attack, standing in its way was Fort McHenry and its 1, 000 defenders. On September 13, 1814, the most powerful navy in the world sent a force of bomb and rocket ships dislodge the defenders from their fortifications.

Detailed explanation-2: -The War of 1812 is no doubt Fort McHenry’s most famous period of activity in its history. It was featured as a prominent role not only during the Battle of Baltimore, but also the entire Chesapeake Campaign from 1813-1814.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Baltimore, fought September 12-14, 1814, was the defining moment in the War of 1812.

Detailed explanation-4: -over Fort McHenry! The valiant defense of the fort during the Battle of Baltimore on September 13-14, 1814 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that became the U.S. national anthem. The fort’s history holds many other stories too, from the Civil War to WWII.