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U.S. Capital, Washington D.C.
the British burned Washington DC. NEW RESPONDENT The city of York (today Toronto)
To avenge the burning of the Canadian capital of York
The main city captured by Sherman was Atlanta.
Some of the important government buildings in Washington , DC were destroyed by a surprise attack of the British in August, 1814.
Yes, this happened in 1814.
Washington DC was captured by the British in 1814. The British burned down the White House
President James Madison had to flee the White House in 1814.
James Madison had to flee when the British came to burn the White House in 1814.
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The British is the only country to have ever captured and occupied America's capital. They burned the city as a retaliation to America's role in the Raid on Port Dover.
U.S. Capital, Washington D.C.
James Madison is the one who had to flee the White House.
James Madison is the one who had to flee the White House.
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If you meant "What major city in the U.S. was sacked and burned by the British in 1814" then the answer is Washington, D.C.
The city was Washington. But the Americans later recaptured the city and defeated the British in 1814 at Fort McHenry.