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ORDER OF BATTLE // 13–14 Sep 1814

Fort McHenry

Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.

Forces engaged

2 sides catalogued · combined 8,200 estimated

  • United States

    3,200

    Medium-confidence figure

  • United Kingdom

    5,000

    Medium-confidence figure

Battle context

Baltimore held after Washington burned

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Sources (11)

Monograph

1812: The War That Forged a Nation

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Monograph

A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America. Volume II

Monograph

Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772–1853

→ Open source

Reference Collection

LOC · U.S. History Primary Source Timeline

Library of Congress classroom portal organizing U.S. history through digitized primary sources.

Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress.

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Monograph

Maryland History In Prints 1743–1900

Battlefield Resource

NPS · War of 1812

National Park Service overview material for War of 1812 places, campaigns, and memory.

The War of 1812 layer is expanded through preserved sites, fortifications, naval corridors, and frontier landscapes.

→ Open source

Monograph

The Chesapeake Campaign, 1813–1814

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Monograph

The Dawn's Early Light

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Monograph

The Documentary History of the campaign upon the Niagara frontier. (Part 1–2)

→ Open source

Monograph

The Naval War of 1812 : a documentary history, 3 vols

→ Open source

Monograph

The Perilous Fight

→ Open source
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