What patriotic song was written to honor an American victory in the war of 1812?

Answer 1

It was written as a poem by Francis Key Scott in 1814, and that has been America's official national anthem since 1931. Key wrote the poem in response to the bombing of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 and wanted the poem set to the English tune "To Anacreon in Heaven, " written by Hohn Stafford Smith around 1775.

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Answer 2

The Ballad of New Orleans.... In 1814 we took a little trip Down the lazy river called the mighty Mississip We took a little bacon & we took a little beans & we fought the bloomin' British at the town of New Orleans. We fired our guns, the British kept a comin' But there weren't as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more The British started runnin' Right down the lazy river to the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer 3

Yes, it was written by Francis Scott Key. He was being help prisoner on a British ship when he wrote it.

Answer 4

The most famous song written during the War of 1812 is the U.S. national anthem "The Star Spangled Banner"

Answer 5

It was the national anthem, the star spangled banner, written during that war by francis scott key, who wrote the words as the rockets were flying.

Answer 6

The poem that would later be set to music and become the US national anthem was written during the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

Answer 7

yes by frrancis scott key