General Ross of the British Army ordered the White House burned in 1814, as the US and Great Britain were engaged in the War of 1812 at that time.
~Rachel<3
It happened during the War of 1812.
August 1814 is such an important day because that is when the White House burned up.
The White House was burned by the British Army; because the United States and Britain were at war.
Yes, the first White House was burned down on August 24, 1814.
James and Dolley Madison were the White House residents when the British burned it.
They burned it.
they burned the white house. Actually, it was not yet known as the White House. It was the Capital Building.It became kown as the White House because it was painted white to hide the black charring the occured as a resulted of the fire
The White House was burned ONCE -By the British during the War of 1812
no why would there be?
the british burned the White House and the Capitol
1817 when it was fixed after the fire in 1812 when the British burned the house.
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War of 1812.