Road to Battle Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Grasonville, MD - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

About 300 British soldiers approached Queenstown by road on August 13, 1813. Their part in a two-pronged attack involved a steamy march across Kent Island and The Narrows, towing two field cannon. The nighttime march was interrupted near dawn by a skirmish with Americans at a rise in the road known as Slippery Hill. The British continued on to Queenstown, but the American militia had escaped to Centreville.
“At 10 minutes before 3 o’clock of the 13th I was aroused by the quick approach of horsemen…with the intelligence that the enemy was approaching in great force on the main road from Kent Narrows to Queen’s Town.”
Major William H. Nicholson, Maryland Militia, August 16, 1813.
Reconnaissance
According to a British officer’s report, the day before the march a Captain Robertson “got acquainted with the road.” He gathered the information while protected by a flag of truce.
(Inscription beside the image on the right)
An encounter with American picket guards at Slippery Hill effectively ended the British attack on Queenstown.

Group that erected the marker: National Park Service Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 5339 Main Street Grasonville, MD United States 21638 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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