Battle of Bladensburg

When

24 Aug 1814

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.94° N, 76.94° W

Description

War of 1812 battle

1814 battle of the War of 1812

The Battle of Bladensburg, also known as the Bladensburg Races, took place on August 24, 1814, during the Chesapeake campaign of the War of 1812 at Bladensburg, Maryland. It has been described as "the greatest disgrace ever dealt to American arms". A British force of army regulars and Royal Marines routed a combined U.S. force of Regular Army and state militia troops.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Eine britische Armee besiegt in der Schlacht bei Bladensburg eine fast doppelt so starke amerikanische Milizarmee und erobert die US-Hauptstadt Washington”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “米英戦争: イギリス軍がブラーデンスバーグの戦いに勝利して首都ワシントンD.C.を占領し”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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