Talk:Battle of St. Michaels

Date Discrepency
I found the following from the Harper's Encyclopedia of the United States History 458 A.D. to 1906

"Between midnight and dawn on Aug. 11 the invaders proceeded to the attack in eleven barges, each armed with a 6-pounder fieldpiece."

This wiki article states the date of the battle as August 10. Is Harper's wrong? Craigelliott 18:52, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * August 10, 1813 is the correct date. Harper's is wrong on the year, and wrong by calling Brigadier General Perry Benson "Derry Benson". TwoScars (talk) 19:31, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Two battles?
I just found http://www.visit1812.com/history/ which lists two battles in St. Michaels -- one in 1813 and one in 1814 -- both on the same day, August 10? Is this a coincidence or an error? --Craigelliott 18:58, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * St. Michaels was defended again on August 26, 1813—this time from the other side of town. TwoScars (talk) 19:28, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

How they "fooled the British"
As I grew up in nearby Wittman, Maryland, I was always told that the lanterns in the trees fooled foot patrols by making them think the town was more heavily guarded than it actually was. --Joe Sewell (talk) 22:28, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * That clever myth is covered in the new November 2021 version of the article. TwoScars (talk) 19:28, 29 November 2021 (UTC)