Burning of Washington

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battle event in the War of 1812 military conflict

The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → event in the War of 1812 → military conflict →
aftermath	Reconstruction of the Capitol and Presidential Mansion began → Significant damage to federal buildings in Washington, D.C. → U.S. government temporarily relocated some operations →
alsoKnownAs	Burning of Washington, D.C. → Sack of Washington →
attacker	British Empire → United Kingdom →
belligerent	United Kingdom → United States →
cause	British retaliation for American attacks in Upper Canada → Retaliation for the burning of York (Toronto) →
commander	George Cockburn → James Madison → James Monroe → Robert Ross → William H. Winder →
conflict	War of 1812 →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
date	August 24–25, 1814 →
defender	United States →
endDate	1814-08-25 →
followedBy	Battle of Baltimore → British attack on Fort McHenry →
hasParticipant	British Army → Royal Navy → United States Army → United States militia forces →
historicalSignificance	Only time a foreign power has captured and burned the U.S. capital → Symbol of American vulnerability during the War of 1812 →
location	Washington, D.C. →
notableAction	British forces captured the U.S. capital → British forces set fire to major U.S. government buildings → Presidential Mansion was burned and gutted → Public records and books were destroyed → United States Capitol was burned →
partOf	War of 1812 →
precededBy	Battle of Bladensburg →
relatedTo	Battle of Bladensburg →
result	British victory →
startDate	1814-08-24 →
target	Library of Congress → Navy Yard facilities in Washington, D.C. → Presidential Mansion → United States Capitol → United States Treasury building → United States War Department building → White House →
year	1814 →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burning of Washington ("Burning of Washington, D.C.") → Burning of Washington ("Sack of Washington") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Bladensburg ("Burning of the White House") → Battle of Bladensburg ("Burning of the United States Capitol") →	consequence
Battle of Bladensburg → British landing at Benedict, Maryland →	followedBy
Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ("British raid on Washington, D.C.") → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 →	includesOperation
Chesapeake campaign → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ("British capture of Washington, D.C.") →	notableEvent
Presidency of James Madison → United States War Department building →	significantEvent
Robert Ross →	battle
United States War Department building →	damagedDuring
White House →	damagedIn
War of 1812 ("burning of Washington, D.C.") →	event
Chesapeake campaign →	hasPart
George Cockburn ("Burning of Washington, D.C. in 1814") →	notableWork
British landing at Benedict, Maryland ("British campaign against Washington, D.C.") →	partOf
Battle of Baltimore →	precededBy
United States Capitol →	rebuiltAfter
British landing at Benedict, Maryland ("British occupation of Washington, D.C. (1814)") →	relatedEvent
United States War Department building ("British attack on Washington, D.C. (1814)") →	targetedIn