The Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812: The History of the Battle that Inspired the National Anthem

*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals on both sides*Explains how Francis Scott Key witnessed the battle and wrote the national anthem*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.” – Francis Scott KeySandwiched between the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 is one of America’s forgotten conflicts, and the stalemated nature of the war (which resolved virtually none of either side’s war aims) has also ensured that it is often given merely a cursory overview. Indeed, one of the few aspects of the war that remains common knowledge is that the most famous battle, the Battle of New Orleans, was fought after the Treaty of Ghent had formally ended the war.One other famous aspect of the war is that one of the battles inspired Francis Scott Key to pen the Star-Spangled Banner, which ultimate