Battle of Caulk's Field

Battle of Caulk's Field
Part of the War of 1812
Date August 31, 1814 Location Kent County, Maryland Result American victory
Belligerents
British Empire	United States
Commanders and leaders
Sir Peter Parker  †	Philip Reed
Units involved
Royal Navy Royal Marines	21st Regiment of Maryland Militia
Strength
124–250	c. 200
Casualties and losses
41	3

The Battle of Caulk's Field was fought during the War of 1812 in Kent County, Maryland between a small British Army force commanded by Captain Sir Peter Parker and American militia forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Philip Reed. Parker, who was operating in the Chesapeake Bay region as part of the British campaign against Baltimore, Maryland, landed on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay to move against Reed's militia encampment. The British attacking force encountered American skirmishers, who conducting a fighting retreat, drawing the British towards the main American line. Parker was mortally wounded during the fight, and the British force withdrew after Parker fell. Later British setbacks at the Battle of North Point and the Battle of Fort McHenry led the British to abandon their campaign against Baltimore. In 2012, the battlefield was the site of an archaeological survey.