File:Ft Henry bombardement 1814.jpg

The caption reads "A VIEW of the BOMBARDMENT of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet taken from the Observatory under the Command of Admirals Cochrane &amp; Cockburn on the morning of the 13th of Sept 1814 which lasted 24 hours &amp; thrown from 1500 to 1800 shells in the Night attempted to land by forcing a passage up the ferry branch but were repulsed with great loss." This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. Taken from wiki media commons.