When Americans remember the War of 1812 — if we remember it at all ... British forces marched on Washington and set fire to the White House — as well as the Capitol, the Library of Congress ...

During the War of 1812 on August 24 ... the British troops occupied the capital and set fire to many federal buildings including the White House. President Madison and members of the government ...

On Aug. 24, 1814 — 210 years ago Saturday — the British marched into Washington, D.C., and set fire to the Capitol, the White House and most ... known as the War of 1812.

British troops set fire to the White House, gutting it from the inside − the last time another nation invaded the continental United States. The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 ...