William Beanes resistance in the Battle of Bladensburg, northeast of the Capital along the upper Eastern Branch stream of the Anacostia River on August 24, 1814. After a decisive victory by the British they continued to Washington and burned most of the city's public buildings, including the White House, The Capitol, the Navy Yard, and various other Federal buildings and structures in retaliation for the earlier American Burning of York, the capital of Upper Canada (later called Toronto, capital of the Province of Ontario) the year before. On their return trip back to their ships they again stopped briefly at Upper Marlboro.
The Night We Burned Ardoyne of evil, against this papist band<br> For we will be victorious, we never shall be down<br> With Ulster's flag still flying, the red hand and the crown. The Night We Burned Ardoyne The Night We Burned Ardoyne is an Ulster loyalist song. It refers to the events of August 1969 when there were large-scale attacks in Ardoyne, a largely Catholic/Irish nationalist area in north Belfast, which saw many houses burnt out. It is sung to the tune of "Forty Shades of Green". It has been recorded on CD by The Blue Notes and The Thornlie Boys. I have often thought