The Battle of Baltimore And the Birth of Nation Presented in partnership with Senior Box Office, Mr. Vince Vaise, Chief of Interpretive Education at the Fort McHenry & Hampton Nation Historic Sites, will lead us on a historical journey of the causes of the War of 1812, why Baltimore was the subject of the British attack, and how soldiers, sailors, free African-Americans and civilians banded together to save their city. The audiences will learn how Francis Scott Key's words still resonate today.