The landing established the British foothold on the Chesapeake and set the stage for the campaign that led to the capture of Washington days later.
A British force under Rear Admiral Cockburn and Maj. Gen. Robert Ross landed at Benedict, Maryland, beginning the overland advance toward Washington, D.C.
The landing established the British foothold on the Chesapeake and set the stage for the campaign that led to the capture of Washington days later.
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