Philip Reed (1760November 2, 1829) was a United States Senator representing Maryland from 1806 to 1813. American Revolution Born near Chestertown in the Province of Maryland in 1760, Reed completed preparatory studies and served with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, attaining the rank of captain of infantry. He participated in the Battle of Stony Point in 1779, and later attested to having cut off the head of an American deserter so that it could be displayed to the troops as a deterrent. Reed was seriously wounded at the Battle of Camden in 1780. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1787, sheriff of Kent County, Maryland from 1791 to 1794, and also member of the executive council of Maryland from 1805 to 1806. War of 1812 Reed was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the United States Senate in 1806 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Wright. He was reelected the same year and served from November 25, 1806, to March 3, 1813. Although he voted, on June 17, 1812, against declaring war on Britain, Reed served as a lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of the Maryland Militia and later as lieutenant colonel commandant. Ambushing British barges at Worton Creek Four British barges were entering Worton Creek on July 10, 1814. Lieutenant Colonel Philip Reed while visiting neighbors on Worton Creek observed the four British landing barges manned by at least 24 British soldiers coming in. Fully expecting an attack, he borrowed a musket and gathered twenty-nine neighbors armed with duck guns and muskets. Reed and his civilian militia fighters ambushed the enemy barges as they passed. It was reported that the British had suffered 20 killed or wounded. The British barges retreated thus making Reed and his militia the victors. Battle of Caulk’s Fields He led a successful defense in the Battle of Caulk's Field in August 1814. A British force led by Peter Parker landed near Caulk’s field. Estimates of the strength of Parker's force vary. Elting gives a total of 124, Hickey estimates 250, Sharpe suggests about 150, and the website of Kent County, Maryland gives a total of 140. After the British landed late on the night of August 30. Sailors from the Royal Navy and men of the Royal Marines were represented in the British column. The militiamen, of the 21st Regiment of Maryland