Battle of Bladensburg

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Bladensburg was an 1814 War of 1812 engagement near Washington, D.C., in which British forces routed American defenders, opening the way for the subsequent burning of the U.S. capital.

Aliases (1)

Bladensburg Races ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Bladensburg Races →
approximateStrengthAmerican	about 6,000 defenders →
approximateStrengthBritish	about 4,000 troops →
belligerent	United Kingdom → United States →
campaign	British Chesapeake campaign of 1814 →
cause	British campaign against Washington during War of 1812 →
combatant	British Army → District of Columbia militia → Maryland militia → Royal Navy → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
commander	George Cockburn → Joshua Barney → Robert Ross → Tobias Stansbury → William H. Winder →
conflict	War of 1812 →
consequence	British capture of Washington, D.C. → Burning of the United States Capitol → Burning of the White House →
country	United States →
date	1814-08-24 →
followedBy	Burning of Washington →
hasCategory	Battles of the War of 1812 → Conflicts in 1814 →
involved	Congreve rockets → rocket artillery →
location	Bladensburg, Maryland → near Washington, D.C. →
notableFor	poor coordination of American forces → rapid collapse of American militia lines → stand of U.S. Marines and sailors under Joshua Barney →
objective	open route to Washington, D.C. →
outcome	American defenders routed →
partOf	Chesapeake campaign → history of Washington, D.C. → military history of the United Kingdom → military history of the United States →
precededBy	British landing at Benedict, Maryland →
result	British victory →
significance	exposed vulnerability of U.S. capital defenses → led to reforms in U.S. military organization →
theater	Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 →
year	1814 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Robert Ross → War of 1812 →	battle
Chesapeake campaign → Tobias Stansbury →	notableEvent
Battle of Bladensburg ("Bladensburg Races") →	alsoKnownAs
British landing at Benedict, Maryland →	followedBy
Chesapeake campaign →	hasPart
Bladensburg, Maryland →	historicalEvent
Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 →	includesOperation
Tobias Stansbury →	participatedIn
Burning of Washington →	precededBy