British landing at Benedict, Maryland

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The British landing at Benedict, Maryland was the amphibious operation in August 1814 during the War of 1812 that brought British forces ashore on the Patuxent River as the starting point for their advance on Washington, D.C.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious landing ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aim to threaten and capture Washington, D.C. ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
campaignCommander Alexander Cochrane ⓘ
Robert Ross ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryInvolved United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date August 1814 ⓘ
endDate 1814-08-20 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Bladensburg ⓘ
British advance on Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Burning of Washington ⓘ
hasCommander Alexander Cochrane ⓘ
George Cockburn ⓘ
Robert Ross ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
location Benedict, Maryland ⓘ
Patuxent River ⓘ
logisticalBase Royal Navy fleet in the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake campaign
militaryBranchInvolved British Army ⓘ
Royal Marines ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
navalSupport Royal Navy flotilla on the Patuxent River ⓘ
objective advance on Washington, D.C. ⓘ
opposedBy Maryland militia ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
opposedByCommander William H. Winder ⓘ
partOf British campaign against Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Chesapeake campaign ⓘ
North American theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
precededBy British naval operations in the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of St. Leonard Creek ⓘ
British occupation of Washington, D.C. (1814) ⓘ
result British tactical success ⓘ
river Patuxent River ⓘ
startDate 1814-08-19 ⓘ
state Maryland ⓘ
strategicSignificance opened land route to Washington, D.C. ⓘ
theater Chesapeake Bay theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake campaign
troopStrength approximately 4000 to 5000 British soldiers ⓘ
typeOfOperation riverine amphibious landing ⓘ
usedForce British expeditionary force ⓘ
year 1814 ⓘ

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Battle of Bladensburg → precededBy → British landing at Benedict, Maryland ⓘ