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1 giorno fa · A British force burned Washington, but it failed to capture Baltimore and sailed away when its commander was killed. In northern New York State, 10,000 British veterans were marching south until a decisive defeat at the Battle of Plattsburgh forced them back to Canada.
- 18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815, (2 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
- Inconclusive
4 giorni fa · The White House burned on August 24, 1814, the result of an attack by British forces during the War of 1812. It is the only time that the American capital was occupied by enemy forces. The summer of 1814 was a hot one, and the war, which began in 1812, was raging, in the north and in the east.
4 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.
- October 13, 1792; 231 years ago
- December 19, 1960
3 giorni fa · Washington forced the British out of Boston in the spring of 1776, and neither the British nor the Loyalists controlled any significant areas. The British, however, were amassing forces at their naval base at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- 1765 to 1783
16 apr 2024 · In August 1860 a considerably larger force of warships and British and French troops destroyed the Dagu batteries, proceeded upriver to Tianjin, and, in October, captured Beijing and plundered and then burned the Yuanming Garden, the emperor’s summer palace.
- The Opium Wars were two conflicts fought in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty, which ru...
- The first Opium War was the result of China’s attempt to suppress the illegal opium trade, which had led to widespread addiction in China and was c...
- The first Opium War was fought between China and Great Britain. The second Opium War, also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China,...
- Not China. Great Britain won the first Opium War. The opium trade continued, and China had to compensate Great Britain for its losses, give Hong Ko...
- The Opium Wars marked the start of the era of unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers (primarily Great Britain, France, Germa...
2 mag 2024 · Battle of Plattsburgh, battle during the War of 1812, fought on September 6–11, 1814, by land and naval forces of Britain and the United States. The battle resulted in an important American victory on Lake Champlain, one that likely saved New York from British invasion by way of the Hudson River valley.
22 apr 2024 · On January 16, 1776, Washington called a council of war and proposed an attack on the British. Washington wanted to attack before more British reinforcements could arrive in the Spring. Less than a week later, the Knox Expedition arrived in Framingham, Massachusetts, east of Boston, on January 25.
