Solid Ground Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Hughesville, MD
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 30.923 W 076° 41.469
18S E 352561 N 4264355
More than 4,000 British troops camped here August 20, 1814, awaiting orders.
Waymark Code: WM123RP
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2020
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Solid Ground Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail-More than 4,000 British troops camped here August 20, 1814, awaiting orders. After sailing from Bermuda in cramped quarters, they appreciated being on firm ground. One noted they were “made happy by the very feeling of the green sod under them.” They perched cannon on the hills and posted pickets to ward of an American attack, but none came.
“This…army was posted upon a height which rises at the distance of two miles from the river…the infantry bivouacked…upon the slope of the hill…in order to prevent their disposition from being seen by the enemy…”
British Lieutenant George Robert Gleig.
On the Move
With orders to march, a few officers rode horses while the troops set off on foot with heavy packs. Some hauled field guns; others carried rockets on their backs. After weeks aboard ships they were in no condition to march. Many of them succumbed to heat exhaustion within the first six miles.
Who put it there? Private/Government?: National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.
Location/Address:
Prince Frederick Road (SR 231)
On the grounds of the Indian Creek Natural Resource
Hughesville, MD USA
20637
County/Province: Charles County
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Photos Will Be Uploaded: yes
Date Erected/Dedicated: Not listed
Website (related) if available: Not listed
Hours or Restrictions if Appropiate: Not listed
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