year in 1814, they proceeded up the Chesapeake Bay to burn Washington, D.C., as there were no forts guarding the mouth of the bay at the time (this led to the building of Fort Monroe beginning in the 1820s, to close the bay to enemy vessels). American troops defeated a British landing attempt at Caulk's Field one week later and an assault on Baltimore roughly two weeks after that, ending British incursions in the mid-Atlantic. Legacy Three active battalions of the US Regular Army's 4th Infantry Regiment (1–4 Inf, 2–4 Inf and 3–4 Inf) perpetuate the lineages of the old 20th Infantry Regiment, which had elements that participated in the Battle of Craney Island. Virginia Historical Marker K-258 (The Battle of Craney Island) (at the entrance to Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve on Twin Pines Road) commemorates the battle. References and further reading Forester, C. S., The Age of Fighting Sail, New English Library Chartrand, R., British Forces in North America, 1793–1815, London: Osprey Publishing, 1998, George, Christopher T., Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay, Shippensburg, Pa., White Mane, 2001, Latimer, Jon, 1812: War with America, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2007, Pitch, Anthony S.The Burning of Washington, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2000. Roosevelt, Theodore, The Naval War of 1812, Random House, New York, Whitehorne, Joseph A., The Battle for Baltimore 1814, Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing, 1997, Larry, Aaron G., Pittsylvania County and the War of 1812, Charleston, South Carolina, The History Press, Hallahan, John M., The Battle of Craney Island: A Matter of Credit, Saint Michael's Press, 1986, Conflicts in 1813 Battles involving the United Kingdom 1813 in Virginia Battles of the War of 1812 in Virginia Battles of the Chesapeake campaign June 1813 events