Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane was Commander-in-Chief of the North American Station in 1814, overseeing the raids of the Chesapeake.
Rear Admiral George Cockburn organized the raids along the Chesapeake under Alexander Cochrane’s orders.
Escaped enslaved individuals who chose to serve in the British military were placed in the Corps of Colonial Marines.
Captain James Alexander Gordon was the commander of the British diversion up the Potomac River.
Captain Peter Parker was commander of the British feint to the Upper Chesapeake.
In 1814, Major General Robert Ross lead the Royal Army in the Chesapeake region.
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