The Bombardment of Fort McHenry, September 13th 1814, aquatint print by John Bower, 1814-1820
Francis Scott Key (portrait painting available at image 2D690BC) was inspired to write ‘Defence of Fort McHenry’, a poem that became the lyrics to ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’, the national anthem of the United States, by the resistance of Baltimore's Fort McHenry during the British Royal Navy attack
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