President James Madison , military officials , and his government fled Escaping the city in the wake of the British victory Getting at the Battle Military_operation of Bladensburg .

Bladensburg Dueling Grounds is a small spit of land , a fraction of its original size , along Dueling Creek , formerly in the town of Bladensburg , Maryland , and now within the town of Colmar Manor , just to the northeast of Washington , D.C. , United States .

Bladensburg Dueling Grounds is a small spit of land , a fraction of its original size , along Dueling Creek , formerly in the town of Bladensburg , Maryland , and now within the town of Colmar Manor , just to the northeast of Washington , D.C. , United States .

The exact number of duels Hostile_encounter and the names of all the participants Participation who fought Hostile_encounter at Bladensburg may never be known Know because surviving records Recording are obscure Having_or_lacking_access , the events are not well documented Recording - and dueling Hostile_encounter was illegal Legality .