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The Brits did it for 2 reasons...
1) There was no one to stop them. The US Army was in shambles. (While the Navy performed brilliantly, the Army was an embarrassment against the Brits, but that's another story)
2) Retribution. Earlier in the war, the US Army, in one of their rare victories against the Brits, attacked and conquered the town of York in Ontario. (Now called Toronto) Unfortunately, the US Army after their victory, went and burned the town down. So the Brits chose to return the favor. The White House wasn't the only Govt building burned down. The US Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the US Treasury, were also burned down.
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Did the white house ever get burned down by British soldiers?
no
Did the British Fusiliers burn down the White House in 1814?
Yes. The British burned down the White House, and other public buildings, during the War of 1812.
What happened to the White House in August of 1814?
It got burned down by the british army during the war of 1812
What city was captured by the British in 1814?
Washington DC was captured by the British in 1814. The British burned down the White House
By who and when was the White House burned down?
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.
When was the White House burned?
The White House was burned by the British during the War of 1812.
What 2 important building in Washington DC did the British burn?
the british trooped burned down the capitol and the white house
Where was Mollie during the battle?
she was in the white house getting abrham licolns picture off the wall before the british burned down the white house
Who burn the White house in 1814?
British forces burned down the White House and destroyed most of the nation's Capital, Washington D.C. , in 1814
Who tried to defeat us but failed and burned down the white house?
The British Army during the War of 1812.
What stopped the white house from being burned down?
You are probably confused. Dolly Madison saved some documents and paintings when the British burned the White House in 1814. She left before they the British got there. It was stone on the outside which does not burn. There was a fire in the White House when Hoover was president. The Washington fire department put it out.
Who was president when the British set the White House on fire?
The President that was in office when the White House was burned down was James Madison. It was burned down on August 24, 1814 by British Troops in retaliation for the American attack on York in Ontario, Canada.
