Francis Scott Key. He also wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
Francis Scott Key was the one who witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry
The flag that flew above Fort McHenry lasted through an horrific bombardment. The fact that it was still there showed that the fort was still in the hands of the Americans.
The Washington lawyer who watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British ship was Francis Scott Key. He was inspired by the sight of the American flag still waving after the battle, which led him to write the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry." This poem later became the lyrics to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
The Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
The Battle of Baltimore
Francis Scott Key was the one who witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry
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.
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 anthem concerns the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
Fort McHenry.
writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner"
The War of 1812, during the British bombardment of Fort McHenry.
The flag that flew above Fort McHenry lasted through an horrific bombardment. The fact that it was still there showed that the fort was still in the hands of the Americans.
The Washington lawyer who watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British ship was Francis Scott Key. He was inspired by the sight of the American flag still waving after the battle, which led him to write the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry." This poem later became the lyrics to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
At Fort McHenry, during the British Fleet's bombardment., on Sept. 12, 1814
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