Raid on Alexandria (Virginia)
British naval attack on Virginia during the War of 1812 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For raids, sieges and battles on the city of Alexandria, Egypt, see Battle of Alexandria.
The Raid on Alexandria was a British victory during the War of 1812, which gained much plunder at little cost but may have contributed to the later British repulse at Baltimore by delaying their main forces.
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
Smoke rising from a building after facilities and ships on the Chesapeake Bay were attacked by the British | |||||||
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United Kingdom | United States | ||||||
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James Alexander Gordon |
John Rodgers James Monroe Charles Simms | ||||||
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6 warships | unknown | ||||||
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7 killed 38 wounded[1][2] |
11 killed 19 wounded[1] | ||||||
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