Burning of Washington

متى

24 أغسطس 1814

النوع

عملية عسكرية

إحداثيات

38.89° N, 77.01° W

Description

British naval attack on the United States during the War of 1812

1814 British attack on the United States

The burning of Washington, also known as the capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear Admiral George Cockburn as part of the Chesapeake campaign planned by Admiral John Warren. It was the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power had captured and occupied a United States capital.

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