Burning of Washington - Wikipedia
The day after the destruction of the White House, Rear Admiral Cockburn entered the building of the D.C. newspaper, the National Intelligencer, intending to burn it down. However, several women persuaded him not to because they were afraid the …
British troops set fire to the White House - HISTORY
Nov 16, 2009 · 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...
War of 1812 saw the White House burn down. Learn about that …
Aug 24, 2024 · The burning and restoration of the White House show how the layers of American history live side by side, every day, with our ongoing project of renewal.
The Burning of Washington - White House Historical Association
Only two objects of art that were in the President’s House before the conflagration of August 1814 remain in the White House today. One is Gilbert Stuart’s full-length portrait of George Washington, which now hangs in the East Room.
The White House Fire of 1814: Why It's Still a Serious Matter - TIME
On this day, Aug. 24, in 1814, following their victory at the Battle of Bladensburg, British forces marched on Washington and set fire to the White House — as well as the Capitol, the Library...
When the British Burned Washington, D.C. | HISTORY
Aug 22, 2014 · 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 War of 1812 and the burning of the White House - Historic UK
The War of 1812 between the British and the Americans is perhaps best known for the burning of Washington DC and the White House, and is best remembered by the Canadians
The Burning of Washington in 1814 - ThoughtCo
May 20, 2019 · British Troops Burned the Capitol and the White House in 1814. The Federal City was punished in the War of 1812
NMAH | The Capital Captured - National Museum of American …
British troops burned down the Capitol building and the White House; President James Madison was assassinated
A History of White House Attacks
Nov 17, 2011 · Unhinged by the breakup of his marriage and severely intoxicated, an Army veteran and former truck driver named Frank Eugene Corder crashed a stolen Cessna into the south wall of the White...