11th » War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
12th » Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812.
14th » The poem 'Defence of Fort McHenry' is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner.
17th » Francis Scott Key finishes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", later to be the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner".
Famous Birthdays on September in 1814
6th » George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada called Premier of East Canada (d. 1873)
8th » Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French archaeologist, ethnographer, and historian (d. 1874)