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To sail the Potomac River in late summer 1814, the British navy was forced to use kedge anchors to ease their warships over the shallow & ever-changing Kettle Bottom Shoals. This effort continued uninterrupted for 5 successive days; each ship went aground at least 20 times.

To sail the Potomac River in late summer 1814, the British navy was forced to use kedge anchors to ease their warships over the shallow & ever-changing Kettle Bottom Shoals. This effort continued uninterrupted for 5 successive days; each ship went aground at least 20 times.