The chronicle=news., 1913-09-23
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.laryIand battalion was posted In
front OF the ravine. and the line was
formed At = distance Of about 400
yards behind them. In the hixhwa!
were two ls-pounders manned by
Bzrney's sesmen and protected by his
seImen and marines acting ss infsn-.
try. Altogether General Windcr had
20 guns and about $500 men On the
heights In front OF Bladensburs when
the British attacked him.
After a toIlsome march o. II miies
In the blazing August sun. the Brit
ish army reached Biadensburx about
noon. Not = moment was lost In at.
tackinE the strongly posted enemy.
Under Colonel Brooke the English
stoimed the six-sun battery and
CAPTURED three OF the sIx-pounders
which one OF the Baltimore artillery
companies had abandoned after one
discharge.
The entire body OF ritlemen on
both flanks Of the battery. after fir.
Ing once OF twice. fled. Thus was
the fir I line disposed OF. Colonel
Brooke's little column now advanced
against the second Tine. which was
three times as large ns his force,
The regiments o: RsRan and Schultz.
compr!sing stanbury's brigade. which
General Saith declared 10 be one OF
the finest set o: men he ever saw.
Immediately became panic stricken.
and fled In Wild eonfuslon.'' Col.
on-i sicset,'s regiment held II,
ground u minute or two LONGER and
then retired In such haste that Its re.
treat became n ''d.sordcriy flight
The other British column under
Colonel Thornton had 10 the mean.
time advanced against the N~o guns
which Colonel wsds~osth hsd post.
ed TO cheek tho British. The advance
was 80 rapid that tho sunners fired
only on- discharge. when they disAp.
prarcd and left the Kuh, to the en-.
rmy. Thornton now crossed the "a.
y:nc and asocnd-d the opposite bank
IN the face of y heavy fire fron, bar.
nry's is-poundcr>. Colonel Brooke's
column had come on the ief; hank
with such violence that the troops
there. r~suiars and militia. Instantly
broke ssd yaa. leaviss Bavsey.s left
uncovered. This esdea the fIisht.
Bssaey's two is.pouadess and MI.
icr's three i:.pousders were captured
snd both ncsc off,c~rs beias left on
the field severely wouaded. fell into
the hands Of the British. The bulk
Of the American army fled to Moa,.
geometry Courthouse. In Maryland. but
= great many Of the militia didn't
sioy running until they had reached
the safety Of their own homes.
T~cniy-six Americans were killed
snd 81 wounded. fhc Brisish ios.
was 81 killed and ixs wounded.
General Ross! accompanied BY
coekburn and = guard Of 200 men
r"dr into ws.htnston at 3 O'Clock
that night. They were fired upon
from behind tho house o. Robert
srwaii. near the Capitol. by = single
single mnsk~'. ami tho horse on
which the Gcncrai was riding was
killed. Mr.. sc~aii's house was i'm.
mcdia;c1y destroyed. General Ross
restrained the maraudcr Cockburn
from destroying a. much private
property he he could. Several hous-
81 and stores were piund-red. how.
ever. The unfinished Capitol. in
which was the Library Of consrc,..
the White iIo,isc. the Treasury build.
inEs. the arsenal and barracks for al.
most 1000 troops. were soon IL
Flames. The iisht was plainly seen
in Baltimore. In . few hours only
tho kc-blackcncd walls remained
OF the Capitol and the White House.
q! the public buildings. only the Pat.
ont Office was saved
While the public buildings in
Washington were In flames the ma
,ionai shipping stoves and other
property were blazing at the navy
yards. Also the great bridge over
the Potomac. from Washington to the
Virginia shore. was sc, a!irc. Com
modorc Thomas Tinscy wss in COM
mand Of the navy yard. and before
the battle had rccei> ID orders TO net
fire 10 the public property there
should the British he victorious.
When he learned that the British
rcre or'a mpti " 'hin i:c city lin
i.' &c ia,l.,i 'hs ;5sch. ant prop.
C. = Sa!ucn q: about 81 100000 WIS
destroyed. i the same time the
i.cns III ..cr 'ic Potomac was