Dundalk in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Aquila Randall Monument
SACRED to the memory of Aquila Randall, who died in bravely defending his Country and his Home, on the memorable 12th of September, 1814. Aged 24 years.
In the skirmish which occurred at this spot between the advanced party under Major Richd. K. Heath of the 5th Regt. M. M. and the front of the British column Major General Ross the commander of the British force received his mortal wound.
The First Mechanical Volunteers commanded by Captn. Benjn. C. Howard of the 5th Regt. M. M. have erected this Monument as a tribute of their respect for the memory of Their Gallant Brothers in arms.
How beautiful is Death when earned by Virtue.
Erected 1817 by the First Mechanical Volunteers, 5th Regiment, Maryland Militia.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is September 12, 1814.
Location. 39° 16.396′ N, 76° 28.178′ W. Monument is in Dundalk, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Old North Point Road 0.1 miles south of Eleanor Terrace, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 3970 North Point Rd, Dundalk MD 21222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other
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More about this monument. Aquila Randall was a private in the Mechanical Volunteers of the Fifth Regiment of Maryland Militia. The officer commanding the company was Captain Benjamin Chew Howard (17911872), second son of Revolutionary War veteran Lieutenant Colonel John Eager Howard (1752-1827), hero of the Battle of Cowpens in 1781.
Regarding Aquila Randall Monument. Ross was shot on the gentle rise of ground in the road a few rods eastward of the monument. Three rods would be about 50 feet. The skirmish occurred prior to the Battle of North Point between detachments of Baltimore militiamen pushed forward by American commander Brigadier General John Stricker and advance elements of the British Army advancing up the Patapsco Neck peninsula,
Also see . . .
1. John Quincy Adams and “The Monumental City”. Monumentally Speaking entry: John Quincy Adams was the only sitting President of the United States to visit North Point Battlefield and the Randall Monument, in 1827. Scroll down to the 8th paragraph for a description of this monument. (Submitted on August 22, 2007.)
2. The Man Who Captured Washington - General Robert Ross. Website homepage (Submitted on November 3, 2009, by Christopher T. George of Baltimore, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Aquila Randall, Major Richard K. Heath, General Robert Ross, Captain Benjamin C. Howard, Maryland Militia
circa 1869
6. The Aquila Randall Monument
Engraving from Chapter XL in the 1869 book Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 by Benson J. Lossing.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 9,690 times since then and 85 times this year. Last updated on March 8, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 26, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 6. submitted on August 22, 2007. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
