TOMORROW-Hampton History Museum sponsoring War of 1812 State Marker Dedication with Guest Historian Stuart L. Butler The Text: Admiral Sir George Cockburn on the Chesapeake During the War of 1812, a British naval squadron arrived in Hampton Roads on 4 Feb. 1813 to establish a naval blockade of the Chesapeake Bay. Later commanded by Adm. Sir George Cockburn, the squadron remained in the Bay for two years. Its missions were to seize USS Constellation, to occupy Norfolk, and to harass, seize, and destroy commercial traffic on the Bay and its tributaries. Although the attempt to take Norfolk failed, Cockburn’s squadron carried out numerous raids on the James, Rappahannock, York, and Potomac rivers. In Aug. 1814, British forces burned Washington, but were later defeated at Baltimore. More about the event below:
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