Second Defense of St. Michaels
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Second Defense of St. Michaels Here, August 26, 1813, General Perry Benson, with 600 militia, most of them from Talbot County, halted a British force of 1,800. The Easton Artillery manned the road, the 4th and 26th Infantry the woods, and the 9th Calvary the wings. Maryland Historical Society
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