Raid on Alexandria | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
![]() Smoke rising from a building after facilities and ships on the Chesapeake Bay were attacked by the British | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
James Alexander Gordon |
John Rodgers James Monroe Charles Simms | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6 warships | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 killed 38 wounded[1][2] |
11 killed 19 wounded[1] | ||||||
Location within Virginia |
The Raid on Alexandria was a British victory during the War of 1812, which gained much plunder at little cost but may have contributed to the later British repulse at Baltimore by delaying their main forces.