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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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Burning of Washington canonical	15
British campaign against Washington, D.C.	2
British attack on Washington, D.C. (1814)	1
British capture of Washington, D.C.	1
British occupation of Washington, D.C. (1814)	1
British raid on Washington, D.C.	1
Burning of Washington (1814)	1
Burning of Washington, D.C.	1
Burning of Washington, D.C. in 1814	1
Burning of the United States Capitol	1
Burning of the White House	1
Sack of Washington	1
burning of Washington, D.C.	1

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 ⓘ surface form: Burning of Washington, D.C. Burning of Washington ⓘ surface form: Sack of Washington
attacker	British Empire ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom
belligerent	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	August 24–25, 1814 ⓘ
defender	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1814-08-25 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Baltimore ⓘ Battle of Baltimore ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ White House ⓘ surface form: Presidential Mansion was burned and gutted Public records and books were destroyed ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ surface form: United States Capitol was burned
partOf	War of 1812 ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Bladensburg ⓘ
relatedTo	Battle of Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Battle of Bladensburg
result	British victory ⓘ
startDate	1814-08-24 ⓘ
target	Library of Congress ⓘ Capitol Hill ⓘ surface form: Navy Yard facilities in Washington, D.C. White House ⓘ surface form: Presidential Mansion United States Capitol ⓘ Treasury Building ⓘ surface form: United States Treasury building United States War Department building ⓘ White House ⓘ
year	1814 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

White House → damagedIn → Burning of Washington ⓘ

United States Capitol → rebuiltAfter → Burning of Washington ⓘ

Burning of Washington → alsoKnownAs → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burning of Washington, D.C.

Burning of Washington → alsoKnownAs → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Washington

Battle of Baltimore → precededBy → Burning of Washington ⓘ

George Cockburn → notableWork → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burning of Washington, D.C. in 1814

War of 1812 → event → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: burning of Washington, D.C.

Battle of Bladensburg → followedBy → Burning of Washington ⓘ

Battle of Bladensburg → consequence → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burning of the White House

Battle of Bladensburg → consequence → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burning of the United States Capitol

Robert Ross → battle → Burning of Washington ⓘ

Chesapeake campaign → notableEvent → Burning of Washington ⓘ

Chesapeake campaign → hasPart → Burning of Washington ⓘ

United States War Department building → significantEvent → Burning of Washington ⓘ

United States War Department building → targetedIn → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: British attack on Washington, D.C. (1814)

United States War Department building → damagedDuring → Burning of Washington ⓘ

British landing at Benedict, Maryland → followedBy → Burning of Washington ⓘ

British landing at Benedict, Maryland → partOf → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: British campaign against Washington, D.C.

British landing at Benedict, Maryland → relatedEvent → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: British occupation of Washington, D.C. (1814)

Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 → includesOperation → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: British raid on Washington, D.C.

Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 → includesOperation → Burning of Washington ⓘ

Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 → notableEvent → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: British capture of Washington, D.C.

Presidency of James Madison → significantEvent → Burning of Washington ⓘ

North facade of the White House → rebuiltAfter → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burning of Washington (1814)

War of 1812 era → significantEvent → Burning of Washington ⓘ

Anglo-American wars → notableEvent → Burning of Washington ⓘ

Octagon House → associatedWithEvent → Burning of Washington ⓘ

Battle of St. Leonard Creek → followedBy → Burning of Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: British campaign against Washington, D.C.