BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Battle of Baltimore UID:2008-05-19-15-13-28-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9;BYMONTHDAY=12 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250912 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250913 DTSTAMP:20260415T175945 CATEGORIES:1812 War Events LOCATION:Baltimore\, Maryland GEO:39.2903848;-76.6121893 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

The Battle of Baltimore took place September 12-14, 1814, during the War of 1812, when British for ces attempted to capture the city following their victory at Washington, D .C. After U.S. militia slowed the British advance at the Battle of North P oint, American defenders held firm at Fort McHenry, withstanding a 25-hour naval bombardment. The failed assault forced the British to withdraw. The defense of Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” later adopted as the U.S. national anthem.

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DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Baltimore took place September 12-14\, 1814\, dur ing the War of 1812\, when British forces attempted to capture the city fo llowing their victory at Washington\, D.C. After U.S. militia slowed the B ritish advance at the Battle of North Point\, American defenders held firm at Fort McHenry\, withstanding a 25-hour naval bombardment. The failed as sault forced the British to withdraw. The defense of Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the lyrics to “The Star -Spangled Banner\,” later adopted as the U.S. national anthem.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6654-battle-o f-baltimore?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR