Battle of St. Michaels

battle during the War of 1812. 

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  Second Battle of St. Michaels 1813
  

Second Battle of St. Michaels – War of 1812 – 

1813-08-10T00:00:00Z

1813-08-10

1813-08-26T00:00:00Z

Second Battle of St. Michaels 1813

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After the British captured the battery at Parrott Point, they moved closer to town in their barges but were unable to get into the harbor

Brigadier General Perry Benson led the Talbot County militia during the War of 1812

British attacked north of St. Michaels on August 26, 1813

British troop movements on Maryland's Eastern Shore

British troop movements on Maryland's Eastern Shore

Cannonball House in St. Michaels, Maryland

Fort Stokes was located on Ratcliffe Manor property near Easton, Maryland

Historic marker for St. Michaels and the British attack in 1813

Rumors were that the British would invade via the Choptank River

Situation around Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay in 1813. British occupied Kent Island and burned Havre de Grace, Georgetown, and Fredericktown. Baltimore, Annapolis, Easton, and St. Michaels were on alert.

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail for Easton, Maryland mentioning Fort Stoakes

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail marker at St. Michaels Harbor in Maryland

St. Michaels was attacked by the British in 1813 during the War of 1812

The British used Kent Island as a base to attack St. Michaels and other towns.

View of Eastern Bay from Wade's Point in 2021

View of the harbor and cannons at St. Michaels, Maryland

Waterways were important to the United States in 1812, and the British blockaded them

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1813	Second Battle of St. Michaels	War of 1812, battle		Wikidata
image	2021	After the British captured the battery at Parrott Point, they moved closer to town in their barges but were unable to get into the harbor			Wikimedia
image	2021	Brigadier General Perry Benson led the Talbot County militia during the War of 1812			Wikimedia
image	2021	British attacked north of St. Michaels on August 26, 1813			Wikimedia
image	1841	British troop movements on Maryland's Eastern Shore			Wikimedia
image		British troop movements on Maryland's Eastern Shore			Wikimedia
image	2021	Cannonball House in St. Michaels, Maryland			Wikimedia
image	2023	Fort Stokes was located on Ratcliffe Manor property near Easton, Maryland			Wikimedia
image	2021	Historic marker for St. Michaels and the British attack in 1813			Wikimedia
image	1841	Rumors were that the British would invade via the Choptank River			Wikimedia
image	1832	Situation around Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay in 1813. British occupied Kent Island and burned Havre de Grace, Georgetown, and Fredericktown. Baltimore, Annapolis, Easton, and St. Michaels were on alert.			Wikimedia
image	2023	Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail for Easton, Maryland mentioning Fort Stoakes			Wikimedia
image	2021	Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail marker at St. Michaels Harbor in Maryland			Wikimedia
image		St. Michaels was attacked by the British in 1813 during the War of 1812			Wikimedia
image		The British used Kent Island as a base to attack St. Michaels and other towns.			Wikimedia
image	2021	View of Eastern Bay from Wade's Point in 2021			Wikimedia
image	2021	View of the harbor and cannons at St. Michaels, Maryland			Wikimedia
image		Waterways were important to the United States in 1812, and the British blockaded them			Wikimedia

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