Battle of St. Leonard Creek

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battle of the War of 1812 naval battle

The Battle of St. Leonard Creek was a series of naval engagements during the War of 1812 in which American Chesapeake Bay flotilla gunboats clashed with a superior British fleet in the Patuxent River, delaying British operations in Maryland.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Action at St. Leonard Creek	1
Battle of St. Leonard Creek canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the War of 1812 ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of St. Leonard Creek ⓘ surface form: Action at St. Leonard Creek
associatedWith	Chesapeake Bay Flotilla ⓘ Chesapeake campaign ⓘ surface form: Patuxent River campaign
belligerent	Royal Navy ⓘ Chesapeake Bay Flotilla ⓘ surface form: United States Navy Chesapeake Bay Flotilla
combatantStrength	American flotilla of gunboats and barges ⓘ larger British squadron of ships-of-war ⓘ
commander	George Cockburn ⓘ Joshua Barney ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	June 8–10, 1814 ⓘ
description	American gunboats clashed with a superior British fleet ⓘ series of naval engagements on the Patuxent River ⓘ
effect	contributed to defense preparations for Washington, D.C. ⓘ delayed British advance in Maryland ⓘ
endDate	1814-06-10 ⓘ
followedBy	Burning of Washington ⓘ surface form: British campaign against Washington, D.C.
geographicalContext	southern Maryland tidewater region ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
location	Maryland ⓘ Patuxent River ⓘ St. Leonard Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommanderFor	Joshua Barney’s Chesapeake Bay Flotilla ⓘ
objective	to neutralize the American Chesapeake Bay flotilla ⓘ
opponent	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	British operations against the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ Chesapeake campaign ⓘ
precededBy	earlier British raids in the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
result	strategic American success in delaying British operations ⓘ tactical British advantage ⓘ
river	Patuxent River ⓘ
startDate	1814-06-08 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	demonstrated effectiveness of small gunboat flotillas in coastal defense ⓘ forced British to commit substantial naval resources in confined waters ⓘ
theater	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	riverine naval combat ⓘ
usedForceType	bomb vessels ⓘ frigates ⓘ gunboats ⓘ
year	1814 ⓘ

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British landing at Benedict, Maryland → relatedEvent → Battle of St. Leonard Creek ⓘ

Battle of St. Leonard Creek → alsoKnownAs → Battle of St. Leonard Creek ⓘ

this entity surface form: Action at St. Leonard Creek