Battle

Raid on Havre de Grace

3 May 1813 · 39.54° N, 76.08° W

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3 May 1813
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Battle
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39.54° N, 76.08° W
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1813 battle

Raid on Havre de Grace

1813 engagement of the War of 1812

The Raid on Havre de Grace was a seaborne raid that took place on 3 May 1813 during the broader War of 1812. A squadron of the British Royal Navy under Rear Admiral George Cockburn attacked the town of Havre de Grace, Maryland, at the mouth of the Susquehanna River. Cockburn's forces routed the town's defenders and sacked and burnt several buildings before withdrawing.

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