The Battle of Bladensburg ( Eng. Battle of Bladensburg ) - a battle that took place on August 24, 1814, between the American and British forces during the Chesapeake campaign of the Anglo-American War , which took place in the city of Bladensberg, Maryland.
| Battle of Bladensberg |
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| Main conflict: Anglo-American War |
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| date | August 24, 1814 |
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| A place | , Maryland , |
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| Total | British decisive victory |
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 Great Britain
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4500 marines and infantry
3 guns
60 Congrive missile launchers | 6500 police
420 infantry
18 guns |
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64 killed
185 injured [1] | 10-26 killed
40-51 injured
100-120 prisoners [1] [2] |
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The defeat of the Americans in this battle allowed the British troops under the command of General Ross and Admiral Coburn to capture the US capital, the city of Washington . The British seized huge war booty and burned the Capitol , the White House and other public buildings. This event is called the greatest disgrace of the US Army [3] .
At this stage of the Anglo-American War, the British, liberated from the war in Europe, began to pull their fleets of troops from Europe to the east coast of the United States. The landing of many thousands of landings did not turn into raids, but into full-fledged battles for the capture of important strategic cities, ports and fortresses of the American east coast. In fact, the Atlantic coast of the United States, and in particular the Chesapeake Bay , in which the British reigned supreme, turned into a full-fledged eastern front for the United States.
