[DOC] [TLE] Key pens Star-Spangled Banner - Sep 13, 1814 - HISTORY.com [PAR] However, Key and Beanes weren't allowed to leave until after the British 
bombardment of Fort McHenry. Key watched the bombing campaign unfold from 
aboard... [DOC] [TLE] Francis Scott Key - Wikipedia [PAR] Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779  January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, 
author, and ... during the Battle of Baltimore on the night of September 1314, 
1814. Fort McHenry looking towards the position of the British ships (with the ... 
Key was a leading attorney in Frederick, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. for 
many... [DOC] [TLE] Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Star-Spangled Banner and the War of ... [PAR] The garrison flag would soon after be raised at Fort McHenry and ultimately find a 
... With Washington in ruins, the British next set their sights on Baltimore, then 
America's ... 1814, Admiral Cochrane's ships began a 25-hour bombardment of 
the fort. ... lawyer named Francis Scott Key had spent an anxious night watching 
and... [DOC] [TLE] War of 1812: Big Night in Baltimore | HistoryNet [PAR] Jan 6, 2012 ... A period illustration captures the failed September 13-14, 1814, British 
bombardment of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore. ... intended to make 
sure the British did not capture Baltimore on his watch. .... Nothing could be seen 
of the blacked-out city, and aboard the U.S. cartel ship Minden three... [DOC] [TLE] "The Star-Spangled Banner" [PAR] This patriotic song, whose words were written by Francis Scott Key on Sept. 14, 
1814, during the War of 1812 with Great Britain, was adopted by ... Though Key 
wrote the words during the British bombardment of Fort McHenry at ... During the 
night of Sept. 13-14, Key watched the bombardment of Baltimore from the deck of 
a... [DOC] [TLE] Francis Scott Key - Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic ... [PAR] After graduating at the age of 17, he began to study law in Annapolis while ... 
Following the British capture of Washington on August 24, 1814, Dr. William ... 
Together, on September 5, they set out on a small American flag-of-truce vessel 
to meet ... permitted to return to Baltimore until after the bombardment of Fort 
McHenry. [DOC] [TLE] Battles That Saved America: North Point and Baltimore 1814  The ... [PAR] Jul 16, 2014 ... Fort McHenry is important and the most famous aspect of the battle, but there is ... 
During their march back to their ships after torching Washington, British troops 
took Dr. William ... Part of the plan was a naval bombardment to reduce the 
harbor ... It all began in the predawn darkness of 12 September 1814. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about WAR OF 1812 - StudyStack [PAR] 13-14, 1814, BRITISH ADMIRAL GEORGE COCKBURN TRIED TO TAKE THIS 
FORT BUT ... THIS WASHINGTON LAWYER WATCHED THE BOMBARDMENT 
OF FORT MCHENRY ABOARD A BRITISH SHIP ON THE NIGHT OF SEPT. 13-
14... [DOC] [TLE] Francis Scott Key - USFlag.org [PAR] Francis Scott Key was a respected young lawyer living in Georgetown just west of 
... Skinner set sail from Baltimore aboard a sloop flying a flag of truce approved 
by President Madison. ... At the star-shaped Fort McHenry, the commander, Maj. 
... At 7 a.m. on the morning of September 13, 1814, the British bombardment... [DOC] [TLE] September 16, 1814: Francis Scott Key and the Star-Spangled Banner [PAR] Mar 3, 2011 ... Francis Scott Key began practicing law in 1801 in Frederick, ... Before all of the 
British troops made their way aboard ships bound ... the relentless barrage 
during the stormy night of September 1314. ... Key expressed his high feelings 
as the British Fleet sailed away from Fort McHenry by writing a poem,... [DOC] [TLE] Fort McHenry: September 12-14, 1814 - The History Reader - A ... [PAR] Sep 15, 2012 ... On September 12, Baltimore was in view of the 50 British warships. ... Francis 
Scott Key watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the Dawn's early

Question: This Washington lawyer watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry aboard a British ship on the night of Sept. 13-14, 1814
Answer: Francis Scott Key