Burning of Washington - Wikipedia
The Burning of Washington, also known as the Capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear-Admiral George Cockburn during Admiral Sir John Warren's Chesapeake campaign.
The Capture and Burning of Washington, D.C. | American ...
2020年6月17日 · When entering Washington, the British and Canadian soldiers had unfettered access to the capital and began burning the city. Government officials were forced to flee the city. President James Madison and First Lady Dolley Madison both fled the White House.
The Burning of Washington - White House Historical Association
The burning of Washington, which completely gutted the President’s House, would not have taken place but for the ongoing war between Britain and France, who tried to weaken each other by targeting trade with neutral American ships.
When the British Burned Washington, D.C. | HISTORY
2014年8月22日 · As the War of 1812 neared its conclusion, British forces torched the White House, the Capitol and nearly every other public building in Washington.
The Burning of Washington, D.C. | American Battlefield Trust
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.
Burning of Washington - New World Encyclopedia
The Burning of Washington is the name given to the burning of Washington, D.C., by British forces in 1814, during the War of 1812. Strict discipline and the British commander's orders to burn only public buildings are credited with preserving most residences, but as a result the facilities of the U.S. government, including the White House ...
Invasion of Washington, D.C. - U.S. National Park Service
On August 24, 1814, the city of Washington, D.C. had heard the distant thunder of battle at Bladensburg all afternoon. When legions of exhausted and retreating American soldiers appeared, concern turned to chaos.