Raid on Alexandria (Virginia)
| Raid on Alexandria | |||||||
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| Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
Smoke rising from a building after facilities and ships on the Chesapeake Bay were attacked by the British | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| James Alexander Gordon |
John Rodgers James Monroe Charles Simms | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6 warships | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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7 killed 38 wounded |
11 killed 19 wounded | ||||||
The Raid on Alexandria was a British victory during the War of 1812, which gained much plunder at little cost but may have contributed to the later British repulse at Baltimore by delaying their main forces.