Prince Frederick in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

British Vengeance

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

— War of 1812 —

British Vengeance Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015

1. British Vengeance Marker

Inscription. British forces landed at Hallowing Point July 21, 1814. They took 21 slaves and destroyed the home and barn of Colonel Benjamin Mackall. This was perhaps retaliation for the house being used by Calvert County militia.

“About 300 men landed (at Hollowing Point), deliberately commenced their march up to Huntington, 7 miles off, burnt the warehouse,…and then returned without the least shadow of molestation.”
Baltimore Federal Republican, July 26, 1814.

Distress on the Patuxent
The war terrified plantation owners here. On June 15, 1814, across the river at Benedict, British raiders took 360 hogsheads of tobacco. In July they bombarded and then raided Sheridan Point, three miles downriver, torching Dr. John Gray’s home. Upriver at Gods Grace, the claimed 13 additional hogsheads.

British Route along the Patuxent in 1814 by American Maj. Gen. James Wilkinson, 1816. Image/Courtesy Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.

Erected by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1807.

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30.6′ N, 76° 39.823′ W. Marker is in Prince Frederick, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Hollowing Point Road. The marker is located at the Hallowing Point Boat Ramp. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prince Frederick MD 20678, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The British are Coming (approx. 0.8 miles away); British Have Landed (approx. 0.8 miles away); Benedict (approx. one mile away); Camp Stanton (approx. one mile away); Solid Ground (approx. 1½ miles away); On This Farm (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Camp Stanton (approx. 1½ miles away); Enemy Camp (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Stanton (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Close up of the map on the British Vengeance Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015

2. Close up of the map on the British Vengeance Marker

British Route along the Patuxent in 1814 by American Maj. Gen. James Wilkinson, 1816. Image/Courtesy Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.

British Vengeance Marker at Hallowing Point Public Boat Ramp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015

3. British Vengeance Marker at Hallowing Point Public Boat Ramp

Sign at the Hallowing Point Boat Ramp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015

4. Sign at the Hallowing Point Boat Ramp

Hollowing Point Boat Ramp on the Patuxent River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015

5. Hollowing Point Boat Ramp on the Patuxent River

Barn and other buildings in ruin near the Hollow Point Boat Ramp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015

6. Barn and other buildings in ruin near the Hollow Point Boat Ramp

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.