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writer Francis Scott Key
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Francis Scott Key fights with the militia, unsuccessfully defending Washington against the British. When Dr. Beanes is imprisoned on board a British warship, lawyer Key secures his release, but the Americans are held on board until the attack on Fort McHenry has failed. Key is inspired to write a patriotic poem which becomes the national anthem.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).