North Point Beachhead

At 3 a.m. on September 12, 1814, British troops and supplies began landing here from ships anchored in Old Road Bay. By 6:30 a.m., columns had formed on Long Log Lane, now Old North Point Road, and when bugles sounded at 7 a.m., 4700 British soldiers, sailors, and marines set out for Baltimore. That afternoon, their commander, Major General Robert Ross, was killed, and they were met by Americans in the Battle of North Point. In 2 days of fighting, Baltimore withstood these land forces and the simultaneous naval attack on Fort McHenry.

Edgemere, Maryland · United States