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At dawn on May 3, 1813, British cannon and rocket fire jolted Havre de Grace awake as 19 barges carrying 400 troops overwhelmed the local militia, sent residents fleeing, and burned and plundered the town, torching 40 of its 62 homes. The British then crossed into Cecil County and destroyed Principio Iron Works before returning to their ships the same day. Because the Principio Foundry produced cannon for Maryland privateers and the U.S. Navy and was considered one of the most valuable works of its kind in America, it was an important British objective in the Upper Bay.
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Havre de Grace, Maryland · United States
