During the War of 1812 between the US and Great Britain, the British defeated American troops at the Battle of Bladensburg, which left Washington D.C. open to attack. On August 24, 1814, the British invaded Washington and burned both the Capitol and the White House. They looted the Capitol first before setting fire to the building.
World War 1 & 2 maybe? There was a number of specific battles within these I suppose. The battle for the American colonies in the 1700's too. The following battles were entirely in Britain: English vs. the Scots at Culloden, Bannockburn & Stirling. The English Civil War Hope this helps...
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In April of 1775, the British Army marched to Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. A battle ensued with many deaths and injuries.
They burned it.
The British marched into Washington about 8.00 PM. on August 24 .1814. Among other buildings, the White House, the Capitol building, which included the Library of Congress, the Treasury, the building housing the War and State Departments, and the Arsenal on Greenleaf's Point were set on fire. The answer of Washington cannot answer the question. Washington was not a state capital. The first answer assumes the question relates to the War of 1812. The question is not clear on that. It also assumes that state refers to a nation state. Nothing in the question is clear on that.
The conquering army marched triumphantly through the defeated enemy capitol .
The British burned many public buildings, including the White House.
During the War of 1812, British troops docked at Baltimore MD and marched to Washington DC. The First Lady, Dolley Madison, worked quickly to pack up and move into hiding as much of the contents of the White House (than still called the Executive Mansion) as could be managed. One of the items she rescued was the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington. Today it hangs in the East Room of the White House.Meanwhile, you asked what they did burn. Beginning on August 24, the British burned the navy yard, the US Capitol, the Executive Mansion (the First Family had fled to refuge in Virginia), and the Treasury Department Building next door to the Executive Mansion.They followed up with a raid on Alexandria, VA for supplies. Then they marched back to Baltimore and three weeks later attacked nearby Fort Mc Henry. The incident that inspired Frances Scott Key to write The Star Spangled Banner.
The British were going to collect dangerous weapons stored.
He set up camp and kept fires going (so the British thought they were at camp) and marched to Cornwallis.
the british burned the White House and the Capitol
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Five-thousand woman suffragists marched through hostile crowds on March 4, 1913, in Washington D.C.; building the momentum for suffrage.
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the music and they protested. and marched on washington.