THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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Madison’s wife was shot
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Americans burned down the White House
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British troops burned down the White House
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The Battle of D.C.
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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: -Washington’s naval yard was ordered to be set ablaze to prevent warships from being taken into British hands. British Admiral George Cockburn ordered his men to burn the White House, Capitol Building, the Library of Congress (located in the Capitol Building at the time), the Treasury, and other government buildings.
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.