Havre de Grace in the War of 1812

In the early morning hours of May 3, 1813,British Rear Admiral George Cockburn launched a brutal attack on the city ofHavre de Grace, Maryland.

Without mercy for age or infirmity, the Britishtroops plundered and torched much of the town.

It was the beginning of theChesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812, and it would only end with the burningof the capital and the failed siege of Baltimore.

Author Heidi Glatfeltertraces the attack and the response of the residents of Havre de Grace-from thebravery displayed by John O'Neill, who was taken prisoner by the British, toquick-thinking citizens such as Howes Goldsborough, who found ways to savetheir homes and those of their neighbors from total destruction.

JoinGlatfelter as she reveals the stories of a town under siege and a communitydetermined to rebuild in the aftermath.