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) 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 tracks. In 2007 the album was reissued in the UK by Korova Records in remastered and expanded form, with the four tracks from the "Zephyr" EP and a remixed version of "Never" on the first CD. A second CD was included containing b-sides and live recordings from their Shepherds Bush Empire concert on 22 October 1995. The tracks