Battle of Baltimore

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.

Aliases (8)

Battle of North Point ×7
Bombardment of Fort McHenry ×4
defense of Fort McHenry ×2
Battle of Bladensburg ×1
British attack on Fort McHenry ×1
Maryland militia ×1
War of 1812 military campaign against Baltimore ×1
bombardment of Fort McHenry ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military conflict →
associatedWith	United States national anthem →
belligerent	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → United States →
combatant	United Kingdom → United States →
commander	Alexander Cochrane → Edward Codrington → George Armistead → Robert Ross → Samuel Smith →
conflictOf	War of 1812 →
country	United States →
date	1814-09-12 →
defended	Baltimore → Fort McHenry →
defenseType	land defense → naval defense →
endDate	1814-09-15 →
followedBy	Battle of New Orleans →
hasCulturalSignificance	origin of the phrase "star-spangled banner" → symbol of American resilience →
hasPart	Battle of North Point → Bombardment of Fort McHenry →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
inspired	The Star-Spangled Banner → lyrics of the United States national anthem →
location	Baltimore, Maryland →
militaryBranch	Maryland militia → United States Army → United States Navy →
notablePerson	Francis Scott Key →
notableSite	Fort McHenry → North Point → Patapsco River →
observedBy	Francis Scott Key →
opposingForce	British Army → Royal Navy →
partOf	Chesapeake campaign → War of 1812 →
precededBy	Burning of Washington →
result	American victory →
significantEvent	death of British Major General Robert Ross →
startDate	1814-09-12 →
strategicObjective	capture of Baltimore →
year	1814 →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Baltimore ("Battle of North Point") → Battle of Baltimore ("Bombardment of Fort McHenry") → Chesapeake campaign → Chesapeake campaign ("Bombardment of Fort McHenry") →	hasPart
Chesapeake campaign → Chesapeake campaign ("Bombardment of Fort McHenry") → Fort McHenry → George Armistead →	notableEvent
Baltimore Harbor → North Point ("Battle of North Point") → North Point State Battlefield ("Battle of North Point") → North Point State Battlefield ("War of 1812 military campaign against Baltimore") →	significantEvent
Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ("Battle of North Point") → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ("Bombardment of Fort McHenry") →	includesOperation
Maryland militia ("Battle of North Point") → Maryland militia → Maryland militia ("defense of Fort McHenry") →	participatedIn
Burning of Washington → Burning of Washington ("British attack on Fort McHenry") →	followedBy
Francis Scott Key → Francis Scott Key ("bombardment of Fort McHenry") →	inspiredByEvent
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser →	associatedWithEvent
North Point State Battlefield ("Battle of North Point") →	hasTheme
North Point State Battlefield ("Battle of North Point") →	mainEvent
Battle of Baltimore ("Maryland militia") →	militaryBranch
George Armistead ("defense of Fort McHenry") →	notableWork
Alexander Cochrane →	participantIn
Burning of Washington ("Battle of Bladensburg") →	relatedTo
Congreve rockets →	usedInConflict
The Star-Spangled Banner →	writtenAtEvent