What the records say
- When
- 29 Aug 1814 – 2 Sep 1814
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.70° N, 77.06° W
- Description
- British victory during the War of 1812
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of 1812 – Raid on Alexandria ends in a British victory”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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