On August 24 of this year, British troops captured Washington, D.C. & burned the White House
The British Burn Washington, D.C., 200 Years Ago ... On August 24, 1814, British 
troops recently arrived from the ... As the American militia retreated around them, 
Barney took a bullet to the thigh and was captured by the British, who, ... to the 
White House, then better known as the President's House.