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. . . 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 multiple buildings including the White House (then called the Presidential Mansion) the Capitol building 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 War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the United States capital it was the only significant foreign attack on Washington D.C until the September 11 attacks 187 years later and remains the most devastating attack in the city's history!

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