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Havre de Grace

Havre de Grace, Maryland
· War of 1812
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On the morning of May 3, 1813, British forces under Admiral Cockburn landed at Havre de Grace, sacked and burned the town. Its principal defenses were two small batteries on Concord Point. The "Potato Battery" on high ground was manned to the last by John O’Neill.
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