George Armistead

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George Armistead was a U.S. Army officer best known for commanding Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, where the American defense inspired the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

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Armistead 1
Major George Armistead 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army officer
human
birthDate 1780-04-10
burialPlace Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland

Old Baltimore Cathedral Cemetery
conflict War of 1812
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1818-04-25
ethnicGroup European American
familyName George Armistead self-linksurface differs
surface form: Armistead
givenName George
hasHonor commemoration at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
historicalSignificance key figure in the defense of Baltimore in 1814
inspiredAuthor Francis Scott Key
inspiredWork The Star-Spangled Banner
knownFor commanding Fort McHenry during the War of 1812
role in the defense of Baltimore
languageSpoken English
memorial monuments and plaques at Fort McHenry
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank major
militaryUnit Continental Artillery
surface form: United States Corps of Artillery
name George Armistead self-link
notableEvent Battle of Baltimore
notableWork Battle of Baltimore
surface form: defense of Fort McHenry
partOf War of 1812
surface form: United States armed forces in the War of 1812
placeOfBirth Newmarket, Virginia
placeOfDeath Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
placeOfWork Fort McHenry
positionHeld commander of Fort McHenry
relative Lewis Armistead
residence Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
serviceEnd 1818
serviceStart 1799
sibling Lewis Armistead
yearOfMostNotableAction 1814

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Battle of Baltimore commander George Armistead
Mary Pickersgill commissionedBy George Armistead
this entity surface form: Major George Armistead
George Armistead familyName George Armistead self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Armistead
George Armistead name George Armistead self-link