Dundalk in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Delay Tactic
Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2020
1. Delay Tactic Marker
Inscription.
Delay Tactic. Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail. In preparation for a probable British landing at North Point, defensive earthworks were partially dug at a narrows in the Patapsco Peninsula three miles south of here. Midway between North Point and the American defenses at Baltimore, British forces met American defenders on this battlefield at a strategic second narrowing of the peninsula, September 12, 1814. The action successfully delayed the British advance towards the city.
“When little more than hundred paces divided the one line from the other, both parties made ready to bring matters in a personal struggle.” , British Lieutenant George Robert Glig describing the Battle of North Point, September 12, 1814.
Rear Guard , Marylands 5th Regiment of militia bolstered by battle experience at Bladensburg anchored the American right flank during the Battle of North Point. The last unit to leave the battlefield, the 5th protected the rear as the Americans withdrew.
(Inscription above the image on the left) , Back River (foreground), Bread and Cheese Creek (right), and Bear Creek (far left) formed the narrow Patapsco Neck where the Battle of North Point occurred.
(Inscription beside the image on the right) , Artist Thomas Ruckle, who painted scenes of the Battle of Baltimore, saw the action first-hand as part of the 5th Maryland Regiment.
In preparation for a probable British landing at North Point, defensive earthworks were partially dug at a narrows in the Patapsco Peninsula three miles south of here. Midway between North Point and the American defenses at Baltimore, British forces met American defenders on this battlefield at a strategic second narrowing of the peninsula, September 12, 1814. The action successfully delayed the British advance towards the city.
“When little more than hundred paces divided the one line from the other, both parties made ready to bring matters in a personal struggle.” British Lieutenant George Robert Glig describing the Battle of North Point, September 12, 1814.
Rear Guard Marylands 5th Regiment of militia bolstered by battle experience at Bladensburg anchored the American right flank during the Battle of North Point. The last unit to leave the battlefield, the 5th protected the rear as the Americans withdrew.
(Inscription above the image on the left) Back River (foreground), Bread and Cheese Creek (right), and Bear Creek (far left) formed the narrow Patapsco Neck where the Battle of North Point occurred.
(Inscription beside the image on the right) Artist Thomas Ruckle, who painted scenes of the Battle of Baltimore, saw the action first-hand as part of the 5th Maryland Regiment.
Location. 39° 16.768′ N, 76° 29.212′ W. Memorial is in Dundalk, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on North Point Road. The marker is located in North Point State Park Battlefield. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dundalk MD 21222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Proud of Our Stand (within shouting distance of this marker); Squeeze Tactic (within shouting distance of this
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2020
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 729 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
