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British and American movements during the Chesapeake Campaign in 1814. Admiralty House in Bermuda, where the British attack was planned. 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 ...
- August 24, 1814
- British victory
The burning of Washington, D.C., in 1814 was one of America’s darkest hours. The new republic that had been created by the Founding Fathers less than a half-century earlier was in peril.
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the center of the War of 1812 with Great Britain during the summer of 1814. The burning of the public buildings by the British was a humiliating defeat that struck at the symbolic heart of the country.
After spending the winter in Bermuda with his troops, the brash-talking Cockburn returned in February 1814 with his eyes set on Washington, D.C., telling a superior that the city “might be...
20 mag 2019 · The Burning of Washington in 1814. Humanities › History & Culture. British Troops Burned the Capitol and the White House in 1814. The Federal City was punished in the War of 1812. By. Robert McNamara. Updated on May 20, 2019. The War of 1812 holds a peculiar place in history.
VIDEO | On August 24, 1814, British forces invaded America's young capital of Washington D.C. following a victory at Bladensburg, Md. They captured the city with ease, and proceeded to setting a majority of the federal buildings on fire including the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
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Incendio di Washington parte della guerra anglo-americana del 1812; L'incendio nel dipinto Burning of Washington, di Paul de Thoyras (1816) Data: 24 agosto 1814: Luogo: Washington, Stati Uniti: Esito: Vittoria britannica Schieramenti