This view of Fort McHenry, from an engraving by John Bower, was created from the observatory of British admirals Cochrane and Cockburn and depicts the scene on the morning of September 13, 1814. The bombardment lasted 24 hours, with up to 1,800 shells hurled at the fort by the British fleet.LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION, [LC-DIG-ppmsca-35544]
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