The Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
Francis Scott Key. He also wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
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."
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner on the deck of a prisoner of war ship during the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
He wrote the star spangled banner whilst in custody on HMS Minden, during the Anglo-American war of 1812, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
The Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
Francis Scott Key. He also wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
He wrote his poem after witnessing the British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
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."
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner on the deck of a prisoner of war ship during the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
Key wrote the words to the song while watching the bombardment of Mc Henry and saw that the American flag was still flying after the long night shelling.
He wrote the star spangled banner whilst in custody on HMS Minden, during the Anglo-American war of 1812, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
{| |- | The British bombarded Fort McHenry. It was during this bombardment that Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner. Dispite cannons and rockets being aimed at it for hours, it still stood firm and did not surrender. |}
Francis Scott Key was a poet who penned the words the Star Spangled Banner. He wrote it after observing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
He wasn't in a city. He was on a British ship outside Fort McHenry, near Baltimore. He wrote it while he was watching the bombardment of the fortress. He was inspired by, in the middle of the night, the American flag standing proudly whilst lit up by bombs bursting in the air. It was during the Battle of Fort McHenry in 1814. The British had fired somewhere between 1500 and 1800 rounds on the fort- yet the flag, and the soldiers, remained.
Francis Scott Key. He was watching the Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore from a British ship and wrote it on an envelope.
Fort McHenry is in Baltimore, Maryland.