Under Attack - Havre de Grace, MD
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bluesnote
N 39° 33.154 W 076° 05.460
18S E 406266 N 4378666
One of many plaques in Havre de Grace.
Waymark Code: WMXE9A
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2018
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The plaque reads, "The British under Rear Admiral George Cockburn attacked Havre de Grace on May 3, 1813. They went from house to house, burning and confiscating belongings along the way. Beds were ripped apart, and furniture and clothing were ruined.
"The hills were covered with flying, frightened and half-dressed people...Behind us the flames and smoke of the burning village, as they circled and rolled about. (fromed) dark thin clouds..."
Daniel Mallory, Short Stories and Reminiscences of the Last Fifty Years, 1842
This famous image of the British plundering and burning Havre de Grace during the War of 1812 endures and shows first-hand the destruction the British caused. The building on fire to the left is Mrs. Sears' tavern. Rear Admiral Cockburn is in the middle with the sword.
Admiral Cockburn Burning and Plundering Havre de Grace, William Charles, ca. 1813
Image courtesy Maryland Historical Society."
Date Erected/Dedicated: 2013
Who put it there? Private/Government?: National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Location/Address:
Havre de Grace, MD
County/Province: Harford County
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