Burning of Washington
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title:
Burning of Washington
text:
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. Following the defeat of American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg on August 24, 1814, a British army led by Major-General Robert Ross marched on Washington, D.C
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British naval attack on the United States during the War of 1812
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington
date created:
2004-12-28T04:26:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T12:08:48Z
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