This, in turn, was based on "The Anacreontic Song", the anthem of the British Anacreontic Society. This was where Key witnessed the beginning of the attack on Fort McHenry on September 13, 1814.Īccording to Star Spangled Music, Key probably encountered the melody used for "The Star-Spangled Banner" through a parody song, "Adams and Liberty," written in support of second US president John Adams. The Americans were allowed to return to their own ship under the watchful eyes of British soldiers. The British, realizing that Key and his associates now had knowledge of a planned attack on Baltimore, wouldn't let them go. According to Smithsonian Magazine, Key succeeded, albeit at a temporary cost to his own freedom.
Key ended up in the Chesapeake Bay, just beyond Fort McHenry and Baltimore, because he was negotiating Beanes' release from a British ship anchored there. William Hill and Philip Weems, were seized in the middle of the night by this force. Beanes' posse successfully captured the soldiers and threw them into jail, but one escaped and returned with a larger group. When British troops began raiding American farms in the summer of 1814, Beanes assembled a local militia to retaliate. Beanes was a widely respected landowner and physician in Maryland.
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