The namesake town of this battle was overlooked by Lowndes Hill, from which troops under Tobias Stansbury withdrew before the battle, and was known as a popular dueling ground. During this battle, Stansbury's troops were cont
The namesake town of this battle was overlooked by Lowndes Hill, from which troops under Tobias Stansbury withdrew before the battle, and was known as a popular dueling ground. During this battle, Stansbury's troops were controversially ordered out of an orchard and onto a hill separate from William Winder's main defensive line. Commodore Joshua Barney's naval battalion and a detachment of marines put up the stiffest resistance at this battle, as the (*) British forced a crossing of the Eastern Branch and used Congreve Rockets to scatter militia. The retreat from this battle has been called its namesake "races," and president James Madison fled the White House after watching this battle. For 10 points, identify this 1814 battle which preceded the burning of Washington, D.C.
The namesake town of this battle was overlooked by Lowndes Hill, from which troops under Tobias Stansbury withdrew before the battle, and was known as a popular dueling ground.