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Brief naval action near Baltimore and Alexandria 1814
A British report details the September 1814 Chesapeake operations led by Rear Admiral Cockburn and Major General Brooke. It describes bomb vessels and ships bombarding fortifications, the fall of Fort Warburton and Alexandria, the capitulation terms, and lists killed and wounded among naval brigades and marines, with commendations for Captains Gordon Napier and Crofton.
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Opia
Rom
Lesea
Difier
Majcavy
Dia
Brook
Balimore
Cockburn
Thong
Oolonel Brook
Park
Naval Service
Reay Adoural Malcolm
Codrington
Amouy
Natal
Cadoogl Brook
Edward Crofton
B. Sullivan
Rowland, Money
Robert Ramaay
Elonging
Navy
Albion
Fete Ramilfiere
Onatines
Trove
Waded
Madagascar
Royal Oak
Melpomene
Arthur
Edmogen
Tonnant
Robyns
Royal Marines
Sampson Macahyll
Chae Ogle
John Bitter
Robert Walton
Or. Watton
Henry Bakewell
John Prickett
Chesapeake
Baltimore
Alex, Cochrane
John Wilton Croker
Mapes Y
Kost
Tonmant
Kitusp
Geo. Cochrane
Endymion
Wovnosrn Chas. Ogle
Maj. Hampsted
Dan. Russ
Aled
Marines
Hit Afaremy
Major-Gee
Row
Wevmosn
John Robyns
James Darbyshire
Thomas Couper
Wounpep
Dan
Thomas
Wounven
Robt
Parsons
Andrew Dunn
Phos. Woodward
John Compton
John Pratt
G. Fraser
Thomas Daw
John Brice
Wm. Mellows
John Vaughan
Hughes
John Linigar
Sin—ile
Washington
Guammiasoners
Admiralty
Potomac
J. A. Gordon
Seahorse
Fort Washington
Gordon
Cuty
Alexandria
River Potomac
Euryalos
Devastation
Ang
Meteor
Erebuy
Anna Maria
Kerrle- Hottoms
Fort Warburton
Tome
Lieut. Gordon
Baker
Fairy
Alexander
John Moore
Euryalus
N. W
Etna
Erebus
Bartholomew
Louiyslus
Uedow
Euryalus Smithei
Holton
Bethy
Napier
Maryland
Weijzh
Thomas Herbert
Wei
Kenah
Henry King
Alexander Loutham
Sieut
King
Charles Simms
Edward J. Leee
Jonathan Swift
Thos, Herbert
WM. Hewtor