01:512:103 Lecture Notes - Battle Of Baltimore, Vandalism, Henry Dearborn
27 Dec 2013
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Even after the crushing disappointment of the failure to conquer kingston, upper canada, the. With general consensus that the british might never recover from a loss of two ships, the. Americans sailed forward with confidence in their abilities. On tuesday, april 27, 1813, american warships docked a couple miles west of the government house. Though the british promptly dispatched their soldiers, the york volunteers were sent out to act as guides, causing everyone to become temporarily lost in the woods. Canadians arrived at the landing point, american soldiers were already ashore and firing grape and pot shots at the british soldiers. Because of this huge disadvantage, the york volunteers all but vanished, along with others who seemed to evaporate from the battle. However, in all the confusion the two british ships that the. After the exodus of the british regulars, the american soldiers were met with no further resistance.
