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September 13 in U.S. military history

1814: Unable to break the strong American defensive lines around Baltimore after a series of attacks, British troops return to

1847: “From the halls of Montezuma…” Gen. Winfield Scott’s army of Marines and soldiers begin their attack on the castle

1776: After the British capture Long Island, Continental Congressional delegates Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge meet with British

1813: Along the shores of Lake Erie, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s squadron engages the Royal Navy in the Battle of

1791: The commissioners overseeing the construction of the new national capital name the site in honor of President George Washington.