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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
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. Up from the ashes of that bitter blow, a resilient nation emerged stronger and more unified.
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 building in...
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.
The Burning of Washington is the name given to the burning of Washington, D.C., by British forces in 1814, during the War of 1812.
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. Why did the British burn Washington D.C. during the War of 1812?
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