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The Burning of Washington, also known as the Capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear-Admiral George Cockburn during Admiral Sir John Warren's Chesapeake campaign. It was the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power had captured and occupied a United States capital.
Washington was quickly rebuilt, with the White House becoming operational in 1817 and the Capitol Building was operational by 1819. Overall, the burning of Washington symbolized that the young nation that was built upon democracy and freedom was able to take a major world power head-on and come out victorious.
The occupation of Washington by British troops lasted about twenty-six hours, but evidence of their vandalism survives to this day. Some of the blocks of Virginia sandstone that make up the original walls of the White House are clearly defaced with black scorch marks.
4 feb 2024 · The Burning of Washington was a British invasion of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, during the Chesapeake campaign of the War of 1812. It was the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the capital of the United States.
Burning of Washington. Part of the War of 1812. "Capture and burning of Washington by the British, in 1814," 1876 drawing. Date. August 24, 1814. Location. Washington, D.C. Result. British razing of Washington, D.C. and British victory.
18 ago 2014 · The burning of Washington. August 24, 2014, marks the 200th anniversary of the British burning of Washington during the War of 1812. James Monroe. Copy of painting by Gilbert Stuart. In August 1814, British forces occupying the Chesapeake Bay began to sail up the Patuxent River in Maryland.
20 mag 2019 · The Burned Ruins of the Capitol, August 1814. Library of Congress/Public Domain. Reaching Washington on the evening of August 24, the British found a city largely deserted, with the only resistance being ineffective sniper fire from one house.
