THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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British soldiers invaded, but were quickly defeated by Americans.
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British soldiers burned the White House and Capitol, as well as many other buildings.
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British soldiers surrounded the capital and forced the city to surrender.
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The British soldiers took captives and set up their headquarters in the White House.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British sought out the United States Treasury in hopes of finding money or items of worth, but they found only old records. They burned the United States Treasury and other public buildings. The United States Department of War building was also burned.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-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.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.