– including the White House and Capitol building – in August 1814.īut US troops eventually pushed back British attacks on New York, Baltimore and New Orleans and the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent on 17 February, 1815, ended the war. Theres a Star-Spangled Banner waving somewhere, In that heaven there should be a place for me. If I do some great deed I will be a hero, And a hero brave is what I want to be. Let me show my Uncle Sam what I can do, sir, Let me help to bring the Axis down a peg. The United States suffered many defeats including the capture and burning of the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Please dont judge my courage by my twisted leg. This little-known incident led to a chain of events that put Francis Scott Key among the British. William Beanes, arrested several stragglers for looting. As British troops returned to their ships after capturing Washington, DC, they passed through Upper Marlboro where local citizens, including Dr. It was fought over British attempts to restrict US trade, the Royal Navy press ganging American seamen and America’s desire to expand its territory. The Star-Spangled Banner - A Flag and A Song. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its dependent colonies in North America and indigenous allies.
The White House is seen in the background (Photo: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive) What was the War of 1812? Undated wash drawing shows the burning of Washington, DC, by the British in 1812. It was recognised for official use in 1889 by the US Navy and was designated as the national anthem by a congressional resolution on 3 March 1931, signed by President Herbert Hoover. It soon became one of the US’s most patriotic songs especially during the Civil War. The poem was then set to the tune of a song that was written by Brit John Stafford Smith for a men’s social club in London called the Anacreontic Society.
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