From the Jan. 6, 2014, Southern Maryland News Net.
Calvert County was impacted by the war by the British push on Washington, DC, in 1814. British raiding parties seized supplies from county citizens and set fire to local farms and burned the county courthouse down.
The largest naval engagement in Maryland took place over a two-day period at St. Leonard Creek.
A full series of bicentennial events are planned for the county this year, biggest of which will be the re-eneactment of the Battle of St. Leonard Creek.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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