Havre de Grace Small 320×241 Medium 640×483 Large 1024×772 Download TIFF Original 2400×1810 | (4.2 MB) Description On May 3, 1813, during the War of 1812, Havre de Grace was under siege by British Admiral George Cockburn. Keywords Chesapeake Bay, George Cockburn, War of 1812 Galleries 1789-1860 American Republic, Maryland Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 4) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)