Chesapeake campaign

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military campaign theater of operations

The Chesapeake campaign was a series of British military operations along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast during the War of 1812, culminating in major actions such as the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Chesapeake campaign canonical	6
Chesapeake Bay theater of the War of 1812	2
Baltimore campaign	1
British Chesapeake campaign of 1814	1
British naval operations in the Chesapeake Bay	1
Chesapeake Bay Flotilla operations	1
Chesapeake Bay campaign	1
Patuxent River campaign	1
Royal Navy fleet in the Chesapeake Bay	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ theater of operations ⓘ
belligerent	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	British strategy to divert American forces from Canadian front ⓘ
commander	George Cockburn ⓘ James Madison ⓘ Robert Ross ⓘ William H. Winder ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
consequence	inspired the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" through the defense of Fort McHenry ⓘ strengthened American resolve and nationalism ⓘ
countryAttacked	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1814 ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Baltimore ⓘ Battle of Bladensburg ⓘ Battle of Craney Island ⓘ Battle of Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Bombardment of Fort McHenry Burning of Washington ⓘ
involves	British Army ⓘ Maryland militia ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ surface form: U.S. Marine Corps United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ Virginia militia ⓘ
location	Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ District of Columbia ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Virginia ⓘ mid-Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Baltimore ⓘ Battle of Bladensburg ⓘ Battle of Craney Island ⓘ Battle of Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Bombardment of Fort McHenry British raids on Chesapeake Bay settlements ⓘ Burning of Washington ⓘ
objective	disrupt American commerce and morale ⓘ threaten and damage the U.S. capital ⓘ
opponent	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	War of 1812 ⓘ
primaryTheater	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
result	American defense of Baltimore successful ⓘ strategic stalemate ⓘ tactical British successes ⓘ
significance	included the only capture and burning of Washington, D.C. by a foreign power ⓘ
startTime	1813 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Baltimore → partOf → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

Alexander Cochrane → participantIn → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

North Point → partOfCampaign → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baltimore campaign

Battle of Bladensburg → partOf → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

Battle of Bladensburg → campaign → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Chesapeake campaign of 1814

British landing at Benedict, Maryland → partOf → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

British landing at Benedict, Maryland → theater → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay theater of the War of 1812

British landing at Benedict, Maryland → logisticalBase → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy fleet in the Chesapeake Bay

Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 → includesOperation → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay campaign

Joshua Barney → participatedIn → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay Flotilla operations

Battle of Craney Island → partOf → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

Battle of Craney Island → precededBy → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: British naval operations in the Chesapeake Bay

Battle of Craney Island → theater → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay theater of the War of 1812

Battle of St. Leonard Creek → partOf → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

Battle of St. Leonard Creek → associatedWith → Chesapeake campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Patuxent River campaign