Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Chesapeake Bay” in entry maryland-state-of of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...itia for the defence of the capital.
This army was on paper only.
The militia lay hidden in official orders; and when, at the middle of August, a powerful British land and naval force appeared in Chesapeake Bay , Winder had only a handful of men with which to defend the capital.
The call for the militia was tardily answered, for they feared the loss of their slaves if the masters should leave the plantatio...
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| † | Chesapeake Bay (United States) | 506 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
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