Title: Fort McHenry Description: A painting of the attack on Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland by British warships on September 13, 1814. The Fort was bombarded for nearly twenty-five hours straight during the battle of the War of 1812. A Lawyer named Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) (Not Shown) witnessed the onslaught and was so inspired that the American Flag remained intact after the vicious attack that he composed the "Star Spangled Banner"" Keywords: Forts, War of 1812, British Navy, Battles, Star Spangled Banner Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1200 x 790 (1.52) Print Size: 10.2 x 6.7 cm; 4.0 x 2.6 inches File Size: 2.72 MB (2,847,386 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000037243 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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