HISTORY

British Demand Supplies from Lewes, Delaware,
April 5, 1813

After Delaware authorities refused a demand to provide supplies, the British ships took up bombardment positions close to the town of Lewes. From April 6th into the 7th, Lewes was shelled for twenty-two hours, with the British firing as many as 800 projectiles into the town.

A cannonball from the bombardment is still lodged in the foundation of Cannonball House, which now serves as the town's maritime museum.