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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.
- August 24, 1814
- British victory
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.
This was originally published in White House History IV on Fall 1998. See Footnotes & Resources. Shortly before Mordechai Booth fled the capital on Wednesday, August 24, 1814, he rode over to the President’s House to see whether anyone was still inside.
Topics. 19th Century. When the British Burned Washington, D.C. As the War of 1812 neared its conclusion, British forces torched the White House, the Capitol and nearly every other public...
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.
Events. The Burning of Washington took place due to the ongoing war between Britain and France. Both countries targeted, neutral at the time, American trade ships. With this ongoing barrage of needless attacks on American trading, the Americans needed little else to coax them to war. Americans fought back against both invading countries.
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.
