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 , made up Becoming_a_member of French and allied invasion forces , was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a fraction of its initial strength .

Only a small fraction , about 1,300 cartridges , were recovered Cure during the excavation Emptying period , with a portion given Giving for curation Cure and the rest auctioned Commerce_sell to raise Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale money for a museum to commemorate the burial Placing .

A large fraction of them died Death in transit Sending from disease .

Those blockade runners fast enough to evade the Union Navy could only carry Carry_goods a small fraction of the supplies needed .