The following instructions and forms assume that you are a defendant who is filing a motion to vacate a. default judgment. If you are a plaintiff who is filing a motion to set aside a dismissal, you will need to. change the language accordingly. The statutes and rules you rely upon, however, will be the same.
The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
Key was aboard a ship in the harbor at Fort McHenry and witnessed the British bombardment of the fort in September, 1814 during the War of 1812. Key wrote the lyrics as a poem called Defence [sic] of Fort McHenry. The lyrics describe what Key saw during the attack, and especially his pride and relief and pride at seeing the American flag flying over the fort, signaling a successful defense of Baltimore. By the way, the tune is not original.