BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:British troops enter Washington\, D.C. UID:2008-05-19-15-05-07-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8;BYMONTHDAY=24 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250824 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250825 DTSTAMP:20260824T193505 CATEGORIES:1812 War Events LOCATION:Washington\, D.C. GEO:38.9071923;-77.0368707 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

On August 24, 1814, duri ng the War of 1812, British troops entered Washington, D.C., after defeati ng American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg. Led by Major General Robe rt Ross, the British army marched into the nearly abandoned capital and se t fire to several public buildings, including the U.S. Capitol, the Treasu ry, and the White House. The attack was partly in retaliation for the Amer ican burning of York (present-day Toronto) in 1813. A severe thunderstorm, possibly a tornado, helped extinguish the fires and drove the British for ces out of the city. This dramatic event marked the only time a foreign po wer has occupied the U.S. capital.

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DESCRIPTION:On August 24\, 1814\, during the War of 1812\, British troops e ntered Washington\, D.C.\, after defeating American forces at the Battle o f Bladensburg. Led by Major General Robert Ross\, the British army marched into the nearly abandoned capital and set fire to several public building s\, including the U.S. Capitol\, the Treasury\, and the White House. The a ttack was partly in retaliation for the American burning of York (present- day Toronto) in 1813. A severe thunderstorm\, possibly a tornado\, helped extinguish the fires and drove the British forces out of the city. This dr amatic event marked the only time a foreign power has occupied the U.S. ca pital.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6613-british- troops-enter-washington-d-c?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR