Sketch of the march of the British Army under Gen'l Ross from the 19th to the 29th August 1814

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Title

Sketch of the march of the British Army under Gen'l Ross from the 19th to the 29th August 1814

Subject

Washington (D.C.)-- History--Capture by the British, 1814::Maryland-- History--War of 1812::Bladensburg, Battle of, Bladensburg, Md., 1814

Description

Relief shown by hachures.
Originally published: Military Depot, Quarter Mas'r Gen'l Office, Horse Guards, [London: J Wyld], Oct'r 10th 1814.
Shows positions of British and American troops, relevant roads and waterways, position of flotilla under Com. Barny.
Includes inset "Sketch of the engagement on the 24th of August 1814 between the British and American forces" near Bladensburg, Md.

Creator

Evans,D.

Date

1814

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Format

1 map ; 47 x 35 cm.

Type

Maps

Identifier

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/lilly/VAC2587/VAC2587-00008

Coverage

Aug 24 1814 00:00:00 GMT-0600

Files

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/lilly/VAC2587/large/VAC2587-00008

Collection

Citation

Evans,D., “Sketch of the march of the British Army under Gen'l Ross from the 19th to the 29th August 1814,” The War of 1812 in the Collections of the Lilly Library, accessed April 24, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/warof1812/items/show/2882.

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