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
Burned (album) on the album which have been released as singles are "Lowdown", "Never" and "Sister Pain". An EP titled "Zephyr" was released which included the tracks "Zephyr", "Burned" and "Mirrorball". "Rain on Me" from the "Zephyr" EP was not included on the CD until the 2007 reissue. All tracks written by Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant except where noted. Burned (album) Burned was released in 1995 and is the only album to have been released by Electrafixion. The album reached #38 on the UK albums chart in October of that year. "Burned" was originally released in 1995 on CD with eleven