Unable to catch Barney's fleet, the British began a "campaign of terror" destroying the towns of Calverton, Huntington, Prince Frederick, Benedict, Lowe Marlboro and St. Leonard.
Secretary Jones ordered Barney to take his fleet farther upriver and scuttle the ships if seriously threatened by the much larger fleet. When that happened, Barney did just that and, with 360 sailors and 120 Marines, now fighting on land, participated in the Battle of Bladensburg which led to the capture of Washington, D.C..
Joshua Barney was serious;y wounded at the battle and died from it four years later.
Next. Commodore Barney's Belongings. --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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