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From YouTube: Defenders Day in Baltimore County
Description
September 4th, 2011
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fort Howard Park
This event commemorates military actions that happened at North Point in September 1814. These actions, now known as the Battle of North Point, resulted when a British invasion fleet landed thousands of troops near Baltimore. These same forces had, only three weeks earlier, attacked and burned much of Washington. Come out to learn more about the Battle of North Point, and imagine what it was like all those years ago, in September 1814, as you hear the roar of cannons and the rattle of musketry again echoing across Patapsco Neck.
A
Imagine
September
1814,
just
before
dawn
over
4,000
British
soldiers
are
ready
to
march
across
the
North
Point
Peninsula
their
goal
to
attack
Baltimore
by
land,
while
the
British
Navy
on
bards
Fort
McHenry
ready
to
meet
them
were
more
than
3000
very
determined,
Maryland
soldiers,
their
goal
to
disrupt
the
British
game
plan.
A
crucial
battle
in
the
war
of
1812
unfolded
right
here
in
Baltimore
County,
it's
our
history
and
our
heritage.
It's
something
to
be
proud
of.
History
comes
alive.
September
for
Fort
Howard
parks
bring
the
family
to
Baltimore
County's.