The British burned the White House and the Capitol, and much else in Washington.
While officials generally got government records out of the path of destruction, many census records were destroyed in the fires.
Per Wikipedia, in England, the operation was widely considered a justified response to the US sacking of York (Toronto) and other British settlements earlier in the war.
While officials generally got government records out of the path of destruction, many census records were destroyed in the fires.
Per Wikipedia, in England, the operation was widely considered a justified response to the US sacking of York (Toronto) and other British settlements earlier in the war.
200 years ago today
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