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The Darkest Day - The Washington-Baltimore Campaign During the War of 1812 (Paperback)
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The Darkest Day - The Washington-Baltimore Campaign During the War of 1812 (Paperback)
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In the first two years of the War of 1812, the young American
nation suffered setbacks at the hands of its British foe, but the
most humiliating defeat occurred in August 1814, when the British
navy sailed up the Potomac and landed troops near the city of
Washington. The British routed the Americans at the battle of
Bladensburg on the city's outskirts and then proceeded to sack
Washington, burning the White House and Capitol building, and
forcing President Madison and other politicians to flee. The town
of Alexandria fell next, but the reeling Americans finally made a
stand outside Baltimore, led by the spirited resistance of Ft.
McHenry. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent in December 1814,
restoring the relationship between the U.S. and Britain to prewar
conditions. This was the first severe test of the new American
nation and confirmed that the country would retain the independence
won a quarter-century earlier.
In "The Darkest Day," Charles G. Muller explains the political
crisis that precipitated America's "second war of independence" and
then provides an accurate and colorful account of the campaign's
land and naval engagements, using official documents and eyewitness
reports from both sides.
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