August 24, 1814
The British
British troops set much of Washington DC on fire as well as the White House in 1814 -slim
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The British set the White House on fire in 1814. There was another fire in the West Wing in 1929 when Hoover was president.
During James Madison's presidency the British entered and set fire to the White House. It took place on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812.
British troops set fire to the White House in 1814 with only the exterior walls remaining.
James Madison was the President when the British torched the White House in 1814.There was another fire in the West Wing while Herbert Hoover was President.
The United States fought them. The British set fire to the White House.
No, it was called the white house after its restoration, after British troops set it on fire in 1814, during the War of 1812.
The White House did exist in the 1780s but was not bombed. Work on the house began in 1792 and in 1814 British soldiers set fire to the building.
The White House was burned by the British during the War of 1812.