Coverage dated September 19, 2026

Visit the historic Maryland town that fooled the British more than 200 years ago ... or so the story goes

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On Aug. 10, 1813, under cover of darkness and fog, 300 British soldiers sailed up the Miles River toward this small Maryland town. They landed on the southern end of St. Michaels, where they quickly overran the local militia.

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    Visit the historic Maryland town that fooled the British more than 200 years ago ... or so the story goes (opens Conservative Review)

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    On Aug. 10, 1813, under cover of darkness and fog, 300 British soldiers sailed up the Miles River toward this small Maryland town. They landed on the southern end of St. Michaels, where they quickly overran the local militia.

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