2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
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Showing posts with label Battle of Slippery Hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Battle of Slippery Hill. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
War of 1812 Events on Maryland's East Shore-- Part 2
The new 1812 Memorial Park contains a two-and-a-half ton monument honoring twenty men who stood against 300 British soldiers at Slippery Hill, preventing an intended attack on Queenstown. It also has the name of every known Queen Anne's County militia who served during the war., some 1840 of them.
Several signs around the monument tell the story of Slippery Hill. (I have written a lot about it, just hit the Slippery Hill label.)
AUGUST 3RD later in the day, there will ne a marker dedicated at the point of Blue Bay Farm Road and Route 8 in Stevensville. It relates the story of British headquarters on Kent Island which was at the home of a local resident.
AUGUST 4TH at the courthouse green in Centreville, a marker commemorating the county's militia and the courthouse being used as a recruiting center will be unveiled. Later, another marker will be unveiled at Centreville Wharf telling the story of Fort Point and its role protecting the Corsica River.
These Folks Are Being Mighty Busy. --Brock-Perry
Friday, February 22, 2013
A New War of 1812 Trail Planned in Maryland-- Part 2
More than 2,000 British came ashore at Broad Creek (near present-day Bay Bridge Airport and set up camp. A local house was occupied as headquarters. They hoisted the Union Jack high enough so that sentries on the nearby Maryland capital building in Annapolis could see it.
A smaller British force of 300, led by Col. Sir Thomas Sydney Beckwith left camp and crossed the Kent Narrows on their way to Queenstown, taking a dirt road, now State Route 18.
On August 13, two miles from Queenstown, they met 20 local militia near a farm on Slippery Hill (an interesting name), who repelled their advance (20 militia versus 300 regulars, a big surprise there) and the British returned to their camp after Beckwith's horse was killed under him.
There is a park being built at the corner of Nesbitt Road and Route 18 to commemorate the battle which was fought close by. There will be three signs there,two more in Queenstown (which will be dedicated April 6th), two more in Centreville and one at Church Hill.
Commemorating the Past. I Like It. --Brock-Perry
A smaller British force of 300, led by Col. Sir Thomas Sydney Beckwith left camp and crossed the Kent Narrows on their way to Queenstown, taking a dirt road, now State Route 18.
On August 13, two miles from Queenstown, they met 20 local militia near a farm on Slippery Hill (an interesting name), who repelled their advance (20 militia versus 300 regulars, a big surprise there) and the British returned to their camp after Beckwith's horse was killed under him.
There is a park being built at the corner of Nesbitt Road and Route 18 to commemorate the battle which was fought close by. There will be three signs there,two more in Queenstown (which will be dedicated April 6th), two more in Centreville and one at Church Hill.
Commemorating the Past. I Like It. --Brock-Perry
Thursday, February 21, 2013
A New War of 1812 Trail Planned in Maryland-- Part 1
Queen Anne's County in Maryland is planning a trail with fourteen sites stretching from Kent Island to Sudlersville. It is expected to join the new statewide Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail.
Originally, there were just 3 sites in the county on the National Trail, but people in Queen Anne's felt the county had more to offer. Each of the sites will have a marker explaining what happened there. Most are located between Kent Island and Queenstown to commemorate the little-known Battle of Slippery Hill.
On August 5, 1813, boats with British Marines from ships out in the Chesapeake Bay, landed at Kent Island for a march on Queenstown in order to get into a better position from which to attack Baltimore.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
Originally, there were just 3 sites in the county on the National Trail, but people in Queen Anne's felt the county had more to offer. Each of the sites will have a marker explaining what happened there. Most are located between Kent Island and Queenstown to commemorate the little-known Battle of Slippery Hill.
On August 5, 1813, boats with British Marines from ships out in the Chesapeake Bay, landed at Kent Island for a march on Queenstown in order to get into a better position from which to attack Baltimore.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
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