Weary Warriors

Weary Warriors (HM1HD7)

Location: Bowie, MD 20721 Prince George's County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 54.191', W 76° 48.987'

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Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Exhausted from marching, battling at Bladensburg, and invading Washington, British soldiers stopped to rest. Many slept on Northampton Plantation property on August 26, 1814, before resuming their march to Upper Marlboro.


By August 30, after the successful campaign for Washington, they reboarded their ships at Benedict. They had traveled about 113 miles over 12 days.


"It was...absolutely necessary to pause... (T)hrowing ourselves on the ground...in less than five minutes there was not a single unclosed eye throughout the whole brigade." — British Lt. George Robert Gleig
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HM NumberHM1HD7
Series This marker is part of the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail series
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByNational Park Service
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 8:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 342490 N 4307601
Decimal Degrees38.90318333, -76.81645000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.191', W 76° 48.987'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 11.46" N, 76° 48' 59.22" W
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Area Code(s)301, 202, 240, 410
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 912-916 Lake Overlook Dr, Bowie MD 20721, US
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