The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
The Battle of Fort McHenry.
The "Star Spangled Banner", was written about the War of 1812.
in 1814During the Battle of Fort McHenry in September of 1814 by Francis Scott Key.
The Star Spangled Banner was written aboard a British ship by Francis Scott Key after he witnessed the battle at Fort McHenry and saw that the American flag, or Star Spangled Banner was still flying at the end of the battle.
It wasn't really written in a war, but it was written about one. The War of 1812
The Battle of Fort McHenry.
The "Star Spangled Banner", was written about the War of 1812.
Star Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was inspired there.
in 1814During the Battle of Fort McHenry in September of 1814 by Francis Scott Key.
The Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812, written by Francis Scott Key.
the Americans won at the battle of Alamo as the star spangled banner was being written.
The Star Spangled Banner was written aboard a British ship by Francis Scott Key after he witnessed the battle at Fort McHenry and saw that the American flag, or Star Spangled Banner was still flying at the end of the battle.
Amy Winstead has written: 'The star-spangled banner' -- subject(s): Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814, Brothers, Fiction, History, Star-spangled banner (Song), United States War of 1812
It wasn't really written in a war, but it was written about one. The War of 1812
The Battle of Fort McHenry. Francis Scott Key was present at the battle, so he wrote a poem about exactly what he saw.
'Watching a battle