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Where did Francis Scott Key watch the bombardment?
Francis Scott Key was onboard a Brittish ship during the bombardment of Fort McHenry. He had been sent to negotiate with the British for the release of prisoners and was held captive the entire time.
Francis scot key?
Francis Scott Key was a poet who penned the words the Star Spangled Banner. He wrote it after observing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
What famous poem did Francis Scott key write?
The Star Spangled Banner
What day was the star-spangled banner written?
The Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key, a lawyer who was dining aboard a British ship with an American Prisoner Exchange Agent, trying to secure the release of his friend. He was on board the ship the night of the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore on September 13, 1814. The Fort lasted all through the night, and on September 14th, the Americans took down the tattered storm flag and raised a larger one. Key was so filled with pride that he wrote the poem, then called "The Defence of Fort McHenry
The Star-Spangled banner was written during the British attack on what?
Fort McHenry In Balitmore in the war of 1812
