. The naval history of the United States. r often during that night he lookedanxiously shorewards, to see if the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof, through the night, that our flag was still there. When the anxiously awaited daylight came, Fort McHenry still stood;and over it waved defiantly the starry folds of the United States British saw that, by land and sea, their attack had failed; and earlyin the morning the fleet, after taking on board the remnant of the landforces, sailed suddenly away, and left Baltimore safe. They had bombardedFort McHenry for twenty-f
. The naval history of the United States. r often during that night he lookedanxiously shorewards, to see if the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof, through the night, that our flag was still there. When the anxiously awaited daylight came, Fort McHenry still stood;and over it waved defiantly the starry folds of the United States British saw that, by land and sea, their attack had failed; and earlyin the morning the fleet, after taking on board the remnant of the landforces, sailed suddenly away, and left Baltimore safe. They had bombardedFort McHenry for twenty-five hours, throwing nearly two thousand , wonderful as it may appear, only four of the Americans were killed,and twenty-four wounded. With this failure the British ended their chiefoffensive operations along the shores of the Chesapeake. The greaterpart of the fleet and the soldiery then moved southward, to take part inthe operations along the Gulf coast, that culminated in the disastrousdefeat of the invaders at New CHAPTER XVI. DESULTORY HOSTILITIES ON THE OCEAN. - ATTACK UPON FORT BOWYER. - LAFITTE THEPIRATE.— BRITISH EXPEDITION AGAINST NEW ORLEANS. —BATTLE AT THE RIGOLETS. —ATTACK ON NEW ORLEANS, AND DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH.—WORK OF THE CAPTURE OF THE FRIGATE PRESIDENT. — THE CONSTITUTION TAKES THE CYAXKAND LEVANT. —THE HORNET TAKES THE PENGUIN.—END OF THE WAR.
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