Chestertown in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Royal Navy and Royal Marines Memorial

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 20, 2026

1. Royal Navy and Royal Marines Memorial Marker

Inscription.
This Stone has been Laid
In Memory of the
Royal Navy
and
Royal Marines
Servicemen Killed During the
Battle of Caulk's Field
on the 31st Day of August in the Year of 1814
Sir Peter Parker, 2nd Baronet - Captain
J.T. Sands - Midshipman
R. Robinson and R. Friar - Quartermasters
J. Perren - Swabber
T. Dorris - Sailmaker
G. Hall - Ordinary Seaman
J. Evans - Sergeant of Marines
W. Hooper, W. Davis, R. Johnson, W. Rogers,
W. Powell and R. Jones - Marines
The Bodies of Sir Parker, and it is Believed
Midshipman Sands, Have Since Been Recovered
and Laid to Rest in Britain.
The Remainder are Still Interred
in Unmarked Graves on this Site.

Erected 2014.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War of 1812.

Location. 39° 12.36′ N, 76° 11.883′ W. Memorial is in Chestertown, Maryland, in Kent County. It is on Caulks Field Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8298 Caulks Field Rd, Chestertown MD 21620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on

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the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

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 markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Caulk's Field Bicentennial Memorial (here, next to this marker); Caulk’s Field Monument (here, next to this marker); Battle of Caulk’s Field (approx. 0.7 miles away); Kent Meeting House (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. Paul's Oak Tree (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rude Awakening (approx. 2 miles away); Tolchester Beach Amusement Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); Bass Propagation Lake (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Battle of Caulk's Field bicentennial planned - The Star Democrat. Newspaper article about the dedication ceremony for this monument and the accompanying re-enactment.

The ceremony planned on Aug. 31 this
Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 20, 2026

2. Royal Navy and Royal Marines Memorial - wide view
year again will involve British and Maryland military officials and special guests. Two new monuments will be unveiled at that time.

(Submitted on March 20, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.