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the defeat of Napoleon in Europe freed British troops to fight in North America
The Burning of Washington by the British was on 24 August 1814 during the War of 1812.
Washington D.C.
British troops set fire to the White House in 1814 with only the exterior walls remaining.
In August 1814 at the end of the war of 1812 to be exact. After the Americans burnt down the town of York, which was the capital of Upper Canada at the time. Luckily for the president at the time an American came and warned them that the british were attacking and the president got out a.s.a.p.
The defeat of Napoleon in Europe freed British troops to fight in North America
the defeat of Napoleon in Europe freed British troops to fight in North America
the defeat of Napoleon in Europe freed British troops to fight in North America
British troops torched it.
The Burning of Washington by the British was on 24 August 1814 during the War of 1812.
British troops torched it in September 1814, during the War of 1812.
The British troops burned Washington on August 24, 1814. Two of the buildings they burned were the Capitol building and the White House.
Washington D.C.
British troops set fire to the White House in 1814 with only the exterior walls remaining.
British troops set much of Washington DC on fire as well as the White House in 1814 -slim
In August 1814 at the end of the war of 1812 to be exact. After the Americans burnt down the town of York, which was the capital of Upper Canada at the time. Luckily for the president at the time an American came and warned them that the british were attacking and the president got out a.s.a.p.
In 1814, the British burned down most of Washington DC.