Raid on Havre de Grace
1813 engagement of the War of 1812 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Raid on Havre de Grace was a seaborne raid that took place on 3 May 1813 during the broader War of 1812. A squadron of the British Royal Navy under Rear Admiral George Cockburn attacked the town of Havre de Grace, Maryland, at the mouth of the Susquehanna River. Cockburn's forces routed the town's defenders and sacked and burnt several buildings before withdrawing.
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Raid on Havre de Grace | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
An illustration of a British raid in the Chesapeake Bay during the war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Cockburn John Lawrence George Augustus Westphal | John O'Neill | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
150 Royal Marines Royal Regiment of Artillery Seamen | Fewer than 40 Maryland Militiamen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 wounded[1] | 1 dead | ||||||
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