The British troops burned Washington on August 24, 1814. Two of the buildings they burned were the Capitol building and the White House.
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Robert Ross (British Army officer) and Admiral George Cockburn
August 24, 1814
In 1814, and Dolly Madison save the portrait of George Washington.
The 2 Important Buildings British Burned In Washington DC was:The CapitolThe White House
the british trooped burned down the capitol and the white house
The White House and other building sin Washington DC.
In 1814, and Dolly Madison save the portrait of George Washington.
James Madison had to flee when the British came to burn the White House in 1814.
In 1812 there wasn't much there but the White House and they did try to burn it down.
August 24, 1814. Washington, D.C. was not destroyed, only several government buildings were burned.