The sacking of Washington, D.C. and the burning of the White House by British troops in 1814 remains a seminal event in American history. The assault on the country's political and cultural heart ...

In the summer of 1814, British troops came ashore in Maryland, eventually pushing into Washington D.C., burning the Capitol and the White House and sending President Madison’s government into ...

The Sole American Killed in the 1814 Burning of D.C. Was Related to George Washington John Lewis was the grandnephew of the first President of the United States December 8, 2016 ...