Aboard the HMS Tonnant during the Battle of Baltimore, Francis Scott Key wrote his esteemed poem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." The attorney and amateur poet was inspired by the sight of the ...

Key had been sent to negotiate a prisoner release and boarded the British flagship HMS Tonnant. During the negotiations with British Vice Adm. Alexander Cochrane, Key overheard the war plans.

The destructive results of war were woven into the bulkheads of the HMS Tonnant. Launched in 1789, the ship had fought at the Battle of the Nile under a French flag.

The backdrop of the song was the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812. Key had been sent to negotiate a prisoner release and boarded the British flagship HMS Tonnant. During the ...

Most of us are aware of the basic history behind "The Star-Spangled Banner” – our national anthem, which was codified into law on March 3, 1931. Trapped aboard the British ship HMS Tonnant ...

The note said Capt Bennett served on the HMS Tonnant, which was involved in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Mr Crowson said the boat played a "key role" in the historic battle.

“According to historical accounts, HMS Tonnant, originally a French naval vessel known as Le Tonnant until captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, played a crucial role at ...

“According to historical accounts, HMS Tonnant, originally a French naval vessel known as Le Tonnant until captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, played a crucial role at ...