T here’s going to be a raft of books on the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, and one of the first is a fascinating look at a pivot point in naval warfare. In Knights of the Sea, author ...

A program on the Battle of Baltimore at the Chesapeake Map, where visitors can learn about phases of the fight past the attack on Fort McHenry. 12 p.m. The Fort McHenry Guard Fife and Drum Corps ...

British forces burned Washington, D.C. in August 1814, then attempted to capture Baltimore, losing at Fort McHenry. Now, much farther south, the Royal Navy was closing in on New Orleans.