| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
973.5238 Mul |
| Item number |
15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
973.5238 Mul |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Muller, Charles G. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The darkest day: 1814 |
| Remainder of title |
the Washington-Baltimore Campaign |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Charles G. Muller |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
J. B. Lippencott Company |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1963 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Philadelphia |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
232 p |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Great battles of history |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
In the first two years of the War of 1812, the young American nation suffered setbacks at the hands of its British foe, but the most humiliating defeat occurred in August 1814, when the British navy sailed up the Potomac and landed troops near the city of Washington. The British routed the Americans at the battle of Bladensburg on the city's outskirts and then proceeded to sack Washington, burning the White House and Capitol building, and forcing President Madison and other politicians to flee. The town of Alexandria fell next, but the reeling Americans finally made a stand outside Baltimore, led by the spirited resistance of Ft. McHenry. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent in December 1814, restoring the relationship between the U.S. and Britain to prewar conditions. This was the first severe test of the new American nation and confirmed that the country would retain the independence won a quarter-century earlier.
In The Darkest Day, Charles G. Muller explains the political crisis that precipitated America's "second war of independence" and then provides an accurate and colorful account of the campaign's land and naval engagements, using official documents and eyewitness reports from both sides. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Information code or alphabet |
29540 |
| 648 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Source of heading or term |
Baltimore, Battle of (Maryland : 1814) |
| 648 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Source of heading or term |
Bladensburg, Battle of (Maryland : 1814) |
| 648 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Source of heading or term |
Capture of Washington by the British (1814) |
| 648 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Source of heading or term |
War of 1812 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Source of heading or term |
History |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Campaigns |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Source of heading or term |
Washington (D.C.) |
| Form subdivision |
Capture by the British |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
1814 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
900 - 999 |