page_title: Battle of Bladensburg
section_title: Order of battle
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Bladensburg / Order of battle
caption_attribution_description: English: The “Undaunted in Battle” memorial to the Battle of Bladensburg, designed and sculpted by Joanna Blake, was dedicated at Bladensburg, Maryland, Aug. 23, 2014. The monument features a bronze sculpture of the end of the battle. It depicts a wounded Commodore Joshua Barney, commander of the Chesapeake Flotilla, Charles Ball, a freed slave and flotilla man, and an unnamed Marine, in honor of the Marines who fought to the bitter end trying to repel British forces.
context_page_description: The Battle of Bladensburg was a battle of the Chesapeake campaign of the War of 1812, fought on 24 August 1814. Called "the greatest disgrace ever dealt to American arms," a British force of army regulars and Royal Marines routed a combined US force of Regular Army and state militia troops at Bladensburg, Maryland, 8.6 miles northeast of the federal capital, Washington, DC The American defeat resulted in the capture and burning of Washington.
caption: Canadian Army, Royal Marines, U.S. Navy and US Marine Corps officers salute during August 23, 2014 dedication of official Battle Of Bladensburg Memorial by the State of Maryland
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