On August 24 of this year, British troops captured Washington, D.C. & burned the White House
The British admiral ate dinner in the White House, then gave the order 
to set... [DOC] [TLE] The British Burn Washington, 1814 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] On August 24th American defenders, with President James Madison in ... A 
messenger was dispatched to the White House to warn First Lady Dolley ... "Such 
being the intention of General Ross, he did not march the troops ... "The British 
Burn Washington, DC, 1814," EyeWitness to History, eyewitnesstohistory.com (
2003).