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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BACRE_141123_022.JPG: Battle Acre September 12, 1814 Here General Stricker's City Brigade inflicted severe losses upon the main body of the British Army. This spirited defense together with that of Fort McHenry the next night saved Baltimore.
2. BACRE_141123_030.JPG: At Patapsco Neck Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail -- War of 1812 -- The narrow land shaped by Bear Creek, Bread and Cheese Creek, and Back River was the site of the Battle of North Point, September 12, 1814. Some 3,200 Americans clashed with 4,500 British to delay the advance on Baltimore. When Britain threatened Baltimore a year earlier, Bear Creek was considered a potential landing spot. More than 400 militiamen were positioned at Camp Eagleston where Bear Creek joins the Patapsco. Life Line-The British used Bear Creek to provide the army with communication and support. After the battle, many of the wounded were transported in small boats down Bear Creek to troopships anchored at North Point. "Brigadier General (John) Stricker took a good position at the junction of the two roads leading from this place to North Point, having his right flanked by Bear Creek and his left by a marsh. He here awaited the approach of the Enemy" -- Major General Samuel Smith to acting Secretary of War James Monroe, September 19, 1814. In this view of the Battle of North Point, Back River is in the foreground, Bear Creek is upper left, and Bread and Cheese Creek is on the right. Life Line: The British used Bear Creek to provide the army with communication and support. After the battle, many of the wounded were transported in small boats down Bear Creek to troopships anchored at North Point.
3. BACRE_141123_037.JPG: Defenders Honored Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail -- War of 1812 -- The excitement was palpable as crowds gathered here September 12, 1839, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Battle of North Point. Officials laid the cornerstone for a memorial to the citizens-soldiers who defended Baltimore against British attack in 1814. Dr. Jacob Houck conveyed this site to Maryland "for…erecting a monument thereon." Known as Battle Acre, it was Baltimore County's first public park. Advance Fire-from their position at a log house, the Baltimore Yagers riflemen fired on advancing British troops September 12, 1814. The house, which burned during the ensuing battle, was the approximate location of today's Battle Acre Park. "Twenty-five years have changed everything, except the undying… spirit which makes us feel that if our country is worth loving, it is worth defending." -- Captain Benjamin C. Howard, keynote speaker, September 12, 1839. The original Star-Spangled Banner was spread across the stage at the 1839 event. British troops (in red) engage the American defenders in the Battle of North Point.
4. BACRE_141123_047.JPG: Battle of North Point 1814 Who Dies for Country, doth not yield To death's uncompromising sway He soars Immortal from the field And dwells untouched by time's decay -- Wm. M. Marine This one-acre of the North Point Battlefield was set aside in 1839 to commemorate those who risked and gave their lives to defend their homes and country from an invading British Army. On September 12, 1814, the 5th, 27th, 39th, 51st Regiments of Maryland Militia, engaged in battle with the British on this very ground, at the same time their neighbors and compatriots fought an invading British naval force a few miles away at Fort McHenry. The success of the American citizen soldiers in these two engagements saved the Port of Baltimore from capture, and forced the British from the Chesapeake Region for the rest of the War in 1812. Plaque designed and provided by The Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland through a grant from the Baltimore County Historic Trust, June 2004.
5. BACRE_141123_062.JPG: The Conflict upon this Battle Field War of 1812 on September 12, which was followed on the 13 and 14 by the unsuccessful bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Fleet under Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, Commander-in-Chief of all the invading forces was the last battle upon American Soil before peace was secured by the Treaty of Ghent December 14, 1814. "This Battle Acre was presented to the State of Maryland" by Dr. Jacob Houck in 1839. The Acre was enclosed and this memorial cannon erected by the National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Commission September 12,1914
Description of Subject Matter: Battle Acre Park
3115 Old North Point Road

Battle Acre Park is a 1-acre site dedicated in 1839 to commemorate those who fought in the Battle of North Point on September 12, 1814. Regiments of the Maryland militia engaged in battles with the British Army at the same time Fort McHenry was defending the Baltimore Harbor from the the British Navy. The success of the Maryland militia forced the British to withdraw from the Chesapeake Region for the remainder of the War of 1812.

On September 14,1914, one hundred years after the battle, the National Star Spangled Banner Commission erected a monument topped with a memorial cannon, honoring those who fought in the Battle of North Point.
The above was from http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/recreation/countyparks/historicsites.html
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