William Winder was assigned to protect this city as Robert Ross led forty-five hundred troops up the Patuxent river. Mayor James Blake issued an evacuation notice, and the citizens fled. On August 24, the battle of Bladensburg began, with the British winning easily with a new weapon called the Congr
William Winder was assigned to protect this city as Robert Ross led forty-five hundred troops up the Patuxent river. Mayor James Blake issued an evacuation notice, and the citizens fled. On August 24, the battle of Bladensburg began, with the British winning easily with a new weapon called the Congreve rocket despite Commodore Joshua Barney's valiant defense. FTP, name the American town George Cockburn (CO-burn) occupied and burned in 1814.
William Winder was assigned to protect this city as Robert Ross led forty-five hundred troops up the Patuxent river.
Washington, District of Columbia