"Our Flag Was Still There" The defense of Fort McHenry, September 13-14, 1814

"Our Flag Was Still There" The defense of Fort McHenry, September 13-14, 1814350 Signed Numbered Overall: 30. 75" x 24. 25" Image: 26. 75" x 20" $225. 00 The defense of Fort McHenry, September 13 14, 1814 (Commissioned by the United States Army War College graduating class of 2012) The situation in the Chesapeake Bay for the American cause looked dire indeed at the close of August 1814: the Chesapeake Flotilla destroyed, an American army defeated at Bladensburg; Washington sacked and the Capitol building, the White House and

2nd Jaeger

while reflecting on the extraordinary chain of seemingly insurmountable challenges the Army had faced and overcome

65th New York Volunteers

the 1st Kentucky regiment and the Wise Artillery left their encampment north of Winchester

another company— commanded by Captain Benjamin Forsyth—signalized itself in raids

More men continued to fire as Montgomery recovered his firelock

At one point in the fighting a small group of Highlanders of the 42nd Regiment of Foot managed to break into the French works

A few more figures and another major painting will wrap up the Saratoga series

52 matrosses (private artillery soldiers) and 2 drummers

Fought At Lexington-Concord And Bunker Hill

Colonels [Zebulon] Butler and [Nathan] Denison

Major John Buttrick