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/Home/Home Study/Junior/Primary/American History/War of 1812 Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812 Votes:0 About Smithsonian | Websites A-Z Home › Encyclopedia Smithsonian › History and Culture Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812 The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Quick Facts about the Star-Spangled Banner Flag Made in Baltimore, Maryland, in July-August 1813 by flagmaker Mary Pickersgill Commissioned by Major George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry Original size: 30 feet by 42 feet Current size: 30 feet by 34 feet Fifteen stars and fifteen stripes (one star has been cut out) Raised over Fort McHenry on the morning of September 14, 1814, to Read More Go to Site Lesson 6 The War of 1812 Votes:0 Lesson 6 The War of 1812 On May 1811 an American ship called the President attacked and defeated a small British warship called the Little Belt . Many Americans were happy about this. It had been 37 years since the Revolutionary War, so most of the soldiers who had fought in the Revolutionary War were too old to fight in a new war. The American army had only six thousand trained men. Most of these were spread out fighting the Indians. A large army was sent to capture Canada, but they were beaten easily by the British army. Some American ships had early victories. Oliver Perry won a big battle of Lake Erie. The Constitution won a victory over a large British warship in the Atlantic. The Constitution earned the name Old Ironsides because the British cannonballs seemed to bounce off the woode Read More Go to Site

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