The world: historical and actual . a-wrnrry. which guards Baltimore, was subjected to a terriblebombardment from sixteen British ships, September13, 1814. The failure of that assault called out thepopular song, The Star Spaugled Banner, fromthe pen of Francis S. Key, a Marylander, then de-tained as a prisoner on one of the English vesselsof the bombarding fleet. It is worthy of remark thatthe two most sjnritedand brilliant military songs inAmerican literature were written by Marylanders,the second beiug My Maryland by Mr. only really eminent land engagement of thatwar was the battl
The world: historical and actual . a-wrnrry. which guards Baltimore, was subjected to a terriblebombardment from sixteen British ships, September13, 1814. The failure of that assault called out thepopular song, The Star Spaugled Banner, fromthe pen of Francis S. Key, a Marylander, then de-tained as a prisoner on one of the English vesselsof the bombarding fleet. It is worthy of remark thatthe two most sjnritedand brilliant military songs inAmerican literature were written by Marylanders,the second beiug My Maryland by Mr. only really eminent land engagement of thatwar was the battle of New Or-leans, January 8, 1815, sometime after the treaty of peacehad been signed, but beforeit had become known in thiscountry. That battle, withits prelude of December 31,alone shed luster upon theAmerican army, in distinc-tion from the navy. Hadit not been for New Orleans,the second war with Englandwould have been accounted,and justly, as an Americandefeat. There were, however,some brilliant feats of armsbefore that post-treaty battl
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