The anthem concerns the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
At Fort McHenry, during the British Fleet's bombardment., on Sept. 12, 1814
1814The lyrics come from "The Defence of Fort McHenry", written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.
1814The lyrics come from "The Defence of Fort McHenry", written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.
The poem, originally called "The Defense of Fort McHenry", was inspired by the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Chesapeake Bay by the British navy during the War of 1812. The American author, Francis Scott Key, was forced to stay with the British during the bombardment and thus witnessed it from across the bay. On the morning after the bombardment, he saw an American flag still flying over the fort and was moved to write the poem.
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.
during the war of 1802 or 1804 i think its 1802
It was written by Francis Scott Key after he witnessed the bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. There is a rather good story of the writting and first performance at the related link.
I assume you mean to say, "What war was the Star Spangled Banner written in?" If so, it was in 1814, during the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key wrote it after the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
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The US National Anthem ("The Star-Spangled Banner") was written during one of the battles in the War of 1812, between the US and Britain, and references the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Fleet in September 1814.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 and later became the national anthem of the United States. This poem was inspired by the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore in 1814.