# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CifxQbpA4t5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21023238-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/8e708fec49.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-09-14T18:00:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

On September 14 1814, Fort McHenry faced one of its most testing and defining moments as it defended the city of Baltimore from the British Royal Navy during the #Warof1812. 

The citizens of Baltimore witnessed the struggle through the night as the defenders of the fort held their ground against a determined shower of bombs, mortars, and rockets.  When the guns fell silent and the smoke cleared in the morning, the large Star-Spangled Banner was flown from the fort in an act of defiance and victory.  From the #BattleofBaltimore, the United States gained not only a sense of national pride but also an anthem. 

Today, replicas of the fifteen stars and fifteen stripes flag which inspired the words to the 'Star-Spangled Banner' fly over the ramparts of Fort McHenry just as the original did in 1814.

Video: Listen as “Yankee Doodle,” performed by the Fort McHenry Guard, plays before the “Star-Spangled Banner” to commemorate the 208th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore and the writing of the National Anthem.

#baltimore #otd #maryland #starspangledbanner

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

maryland, battleofbaltimore, starspangledbanner, warof1812, baltimore, otd

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