Talk:Battle of Fort Stevens

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 15:07, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

President under fire
This article reads, "...and the only time in American history a sitting president was under fire in combat." If I'm not mistaken, Madison came under fire during the War of 1812. The article on Fort Stevens (not the battle, the fort), mentioned Madison as well as Lincoln. I have no sources available to correct this, but if one does, please add it. Thanks! --Daysleeper47 (talk) 04:05, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Problematic. Madison was nearly captured in the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814, but was apparently never fired upon in so doing. He had ridden out to a position which had already been overrun and barely escaped. 74.251.200.217 (talk) 06:57, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Either one entry's right or the other one is, but they can't both be. I don't have a good library near me that I can check.  Anyone have access to a reliable primary or secondary resource on the Battle of Bladensberg that they can check and see whether Madison was actually fired upon? Hzoi (talk) 16:24, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Useful image resources
- An original, contemporaneous map of the forces. [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c38377/ A not-particularly-well-scanned, but otherwise useful contemporaneous newspaper engraving. ]

Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:57, 7 August 2014 (UTC)