Burning of Washington Burning of Washington 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"), 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
Blucher (1814 Sunderland ship) in the Atlantic Ocean. All 23 people on board took to her boats and were rescued six days later by "Henry and Isabella", Bayles, master. "Blucher" was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah. Citations References Blucher (1814 Sunderland ship) Blucher was launched in 1814 at Sunderland. She mostly sailed across the Atlantic to South and North America though she may have made a voyage to Calcutta under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She was wrecked in 1824. "Blucher" first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" in 1815 with no named master, and trade London–Suriname. "Lloyd's Register" for