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The Battle of North Point
by Command Sergeant Major James Clifford, USA-Ret. (submitted by Michelle Gardner)
Story added by firehorse5 on June 2, 2022
During the War of 1812 the British began their assault in the Chesapeake Bay. The White House went up in flames along with much of DC, then the British troops turned toward Baltimore which they wanted to conquer even more than the capital as they wanted to destroy the Fells Navy Yard and shipbuilding facilities. MG Samuel Smith had been preparing for this very day. As Commander of the Maryland ...
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