Solid Ground Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Hughesville, MD
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 30.923 W 076° 41.469
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More than 4,000 British troops camped here August 20, 1814, awaiting orders.
Waymark Code: WM16MV4
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2022
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Solid Ground Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail-War 1812
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.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Prince Frederick Road (SR 231)
On the grounds of the Indian Creek Natural Resource
Hughesville, MD United States
20637
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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