Congratulations on the victory at Bladensburg - photo 1

Congratulations on the victory at Bladensburg

Lot 147
25.04.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 743807
Lot 147 | Congratulations on the victory at Bladensburg
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$ 3 000 – 5 000
BATTLE OF BLADENSBURG – [Edward CODRINGTON (1770-1851)]. Autograph endorsement docketing manuscript copy of Gen. Robert Ross’s congratulatory remarks on the Battle of Bladensburg, Washington 25 August 1814. [With:] Manuscript document, Washington, 25 August 1814. 2pp. "Return of the Killed & Wounded & Missing of the Troops under the Command of Major General Ross… on the heights above Bladensburg…" Manuscript, two pages, 328 x 202mm; document, 2 pages 205 x 300mm.Congratulating his army on the British victory that resulted in the burning of Washington. Ross offers his “thanks to the troops under his command for the Conduct in the brilliant Action of the 24th Ultimo.” Ross takes time to call out various commanders for their service including the infantry, artillery, cavalry as well as members of the navy who prevailed over a force over three times their size at Bladensburg. The accompanying return of those killed wounded and missing lists 249 casualties—significantly more than the Americans they overcame, but it is thought that many of the British casualties were victims of heat exhaustion after days of forced marches in the hot August sun rather than enemy fire. When the American defenses broke, the militia, which comprised the majority of those defending the capital, fled in every direction, allowing the British to enter Washington unopposed. By the next day nearly every public building in the city, including the White House had been reduced to smoldering ruins.
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