THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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The British soldiers burned the White House and Capitol, as well as many other buildings.
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British soldiers tried to invade the capital, but were quickly defeated by waiting American soldiers.
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British soldiers surrounded the capital and after a seven-day siege, they forced the city to surrender.
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British soldiers set up their headquarters in the White House and held their prisoners in the Capitol.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1813.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British torched major rooms in the Capitol, which then housed the Library of Congress, as well as the House, Senate and Supreme Court. The White House, the navy yard and several American warships were also burned; however, most private property was spared.
Detailed explanation-3: -VIDEO | On August 24, 1814, British forces invaded America’s young capital of Washington D.C. following a victory at Bladensburg, Md. They captured the city with ease, and proceeded to setting a majority of the federal buildings on fire including the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
Detailed explanation-4: -In August 1814, British troops sailed into the Chesapeake Bay and up the Patuxent River, then fought their way towards Washington. On August 24, using torches and gunpowder paste, they burned the Capitol, the president’s house, and other government buildings.