Above: The U.S. Chesapeake Flotilla is chased by a vastly superior British squadron. Below: Calvert Marine Museum – Solomons . The war impacted several towns and sites along the Potomac and its tributaries. British troops came ashore at places such as the Leonardtown Wharf [2] , now a public park with boat tie-ups and a launch for canoes and kayaks. Nearby is Tudor Hall [3] , a Colonial house now occupied by the St. Mary’s County Historical Society. During the war, Tudor Hall’s Elizabeth Key, a relative of “Star-Spangled Banner” writer Francis Scott Key, reportedly persuaded the Royal Marines not to burn Leonardtown’s courthouse building by telling them it was a house of worship. At the core of the Charlotte Hall Historic District [4] is a former military academy founded in 1774 and occupied by local militia during the War of 1812. One notable academy graduate was Robert Bowie, Maryland’s governor at the start of hostilities. FROM SCOTLAND TO HUGHESVILLE 148 MILES TRAVEL TIME 3–5 HOURS EARL ROBICHEAUX, 2006 Star-Spangled Banner Travel Guide | 13 RICHARD SCHLECHT
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