Before the British encircled Baltimore by land and sea, they clashed with American forces up and down Chesapeake Bay. One of the most important such...
By 1812, the port city of Baltimore had solidified its place in the young United States as a burgeoning economic metropolis. Although it was founded...
The burning of Washington, D.C., in 1814 was one of America’s darkest hours. The new republic that had been created by the Founding Fathers less than...