Menace on the Horizon - Solomons MD - Battlefields on Waymarking.com

Menace on the Horizon Star-Spangled Banner National Historical Trail
Terror reigned along the Patuxent River in 1814. British invaders plundered and burned towns and plantations on both sides of the river. Menacing warships within view on Somervell’s Island (present-day Solomons) blockaded the river’s mouth, cutting off trade and trapping Commodore Joshua Barney’s Chesapeake Flotilla.
British attacks continued “like drum beats up and down the river” throughout the summer. In August the British commander reported: this “country is in general in a horrible state.” With little more effort the Americans could be “completely at our mercy.” The British pressed their offensive up the Patuxent toward Washington, D. C.
To learn more about the war along the Patuxent visit:
*Exhibit hall here at Calvert Marine Museum-Interactive map depicting the British invasion route, artifacts from the scuttled American flotilla.
*Tudor Hall-Wayside and interior War of 1812 exhibits.
*Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum-Exhibits, site of largest naval engagement in Maryland history.
*Sotterley Plantation-Restored 18th century plantation and slave quarter; period gardens; a mustering site for militia during the war.

Name of Battle: Battle along the Patuxent River Name of War: War of 1812 Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 06/01/1814 Entrance Fee: Not Listed Parking: Not Listed Date of Battle (End): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Post a photo of you in front of a sign or marker posted at the site of the battle (or some other way to indicate you have personally visited the site.

In addition it is encouraged to take a few photos of the surrounding area and interesting features at the site.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/15/2023 Don.Morfe visited it