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24. august 1814
The Burning of Washington var en britisk invasion af Washington, D.C., USA's hovedstad, under krigen i 1812. Den 24. august 1814, efter at have besejret amerikanerne i slaget ved Bladensburg, brændte en britisk styrke under ledelse af generalmajor Robert Ross bygninger ned, herunder Det Hvide Hus (kendt som Presidential Mansion) og Capitol, samt andre faciliteter i den amerikanske regering. Angrebet var til dels en gengældelse for den nylige amerikanske ødelæggelse af Port Dover i Øvre Canada. Brændingen af Washington markerer den eneste gang siden den amerikanske revolutionskrig, at en fremmed magt har indtaget og besat USA's hovedstad.
August 24, 1814
The Burning of Washington was a British invasion of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross burned down buildings including the White House (known as the Presidential Mansion), and the Capitol, as well as other facilities of the U.S. government. The attack was in part a retaliation for the recent American destruction of Port Dover in Upper Canada. The Burning of Washington marks the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the United States capital.
Burning of Washington