On August 24 of this year, British troops captured Washington, D.C. & burned the White House
But why would the British target Washington as the war entered its third year, 
.... Machen, twenty-four, should have been called up into the D.C. militia, where... [DOC] [TLE] Days of Destruction: August 24-25, 1814 - White House Historical ... [PAR] August 24-25, 1814, were black days for the United States military as British ... 
captured Washington, and put the United States Capitol, President's House, ...