British landing at Benedict, Maryland

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amphibious landing military operation

The British landing at Benedict, Maryland was the amphibious operation in August 1814 during the War of 1812 that brought British forces ashore on the Patuxent River as the starting point for their advance on Washington, D.C.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amphibious landing → military operation →
aim	to threaten and capture Washington, D.C. →
belligerent	British Army → Royal Navy →
campaignCommander	Alexander Cochrane → Robert Ross →
conflict	War of 1812 →
country	United States →
countryInvolved	United Kingdom → United States →
date	August 1814 →
endDate	1814-08-20 →
followedBy	Battle of Bladensburg → British advance on Washington, D.C. → Burning of Washington →
hasCommander	Alexander Cochrane → George Cockburn → Robert Ross →
historicalPeriod	early 19th century →
location	Benedict, Maryland NERFINISHED → Patuxent River →
logisticalBase	Royal Navy fleet in the Chesapeake Bay →
militaryBranchInvolved	British Army → Royal Marines → Royal Navy →
navalSupport	Royal Navy flotilla on the Patuxent River →
objective	advance on Washington, D.C. →
opposedBy	Maryland militia → United States Army →
opposedByCommander	William H. Winder NERFINISHED →
partOf	British campaign against Washington, D.C. → Chesapeake campaign → North American theater of the War of 1812 →
precededBy	British naval operations in the Chesapeake Bay →
relatedEvent	Battle of St. Leonard Creek → British occupation of Washington, D.C. (1814) →
result	British tactical success →
river	Patuxent River →
startDate	1814-08-19 →
state	Maryland →
strategicSignificance	opened land route to Washington, D.C. →
theater	Chesapeake Bay theater of the War of 1812 →
troopStrength	approximately 4000 to 5000 British soldiers →
typeOfOperation	riverine amphibious landing →
usedForce	British expeditionary force →
year	1814 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Bladensburg →	precededBy