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5 giu 2024 · British Gen. Robert Ross captured Washington (August 24) and burned government buildings, including the United States Capitol and the Executive Mansion (now known as the White House). The British justified this action as retaliation for the American destruction of York (modern Toronto ), the capital of Upper Canada, the previous year.
5 giu 2024 · British soldiers burn Washington, D.C., on 24 August 1814 during the War of 1812, setting fire to several buildings, including the White House and the US Capitol...
1 giorno fa · The Capitol, Washington, D.C., as seen from Pennsylvania Avenue before it was burned by the British in 1814. (more) Construction of the Capitol building , the presidential palace (now the White House ), and several other government buildings was almost complete when Congress moved from Philadelphia to Washington in December 1800.
2 giorni fa · The Burning of Washington occurred during the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. This dramatic event took place on August 24, 1814, when British forces captured Washington, D.C., and set fire to many of the city’s public buildings, including the White House and the Capitol.
3 giorni fa · It was the first time the Capitol had been violently seized since the Burning of Washington, during the War of 1812. On April 2, 2021, a black nationalist rammed a car into barriers outside the Capitol, hitting several Capitol Police Officers before exiting his vehicle and attempting to attack others with a knife.
3 giorni fa · In 1814, during the War of 1812, the White House was burnt by British forces during the Burning of Washington, in retaliation for acts of destruction by American troops in the Canadas; much of Washington was affected by these fires as well.
1 giorno fa · The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
