[DOC] [TLE] British troops set fire to the White House - Aug 24, 1814 - HISTORY ... [PAR] On this day in History, British troops set fire to the White House on Aug 24, ... On 
this day in 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, 
British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for 
.... In the early 19th century, Napoleon's occupation of Spain led to the outbreak... [DOC] [TLE] British capture and burn Washington - Aug 24, 1814 - HISTORY.com [PAR] During the War of 1812, British forces under General Robert Ross .... In the early 
19th century, Napoleon's occupation of Spain led to the outbreak of revolts all ... 
British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for
... [DOC] [TLE] The War of 1812 and the burning of the White House - Historic UK [PAR] The War of 1812 between the US and Britain is best remembered for the ... 1812 
is perhaps one of the most important North American events of the 19th century. 
... Perhaps best known for the burning of Washington DC and the White House in 
... The Royal Navy was also massively stretched during this time, and lacked the
... [DOC] [TLE] The British Burn Washington, 1814 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] EyeWitness account of the British sack of Washington during the War of ... 19th 
Century ... With the defeat of Napoleon, the Empire turned its full attention to its 
former colony sending its battle-hardened troops to squash the up-start 
Americans. ... A messenger was dispatched to the White House to warn First 
Lady Dolley... [DOC] [TLE] The Burning of Washington - White House Historical Association [PAR] During a six-year period through 1810 the British snatched almost 5,000 ... But 
why would the British target Washington as the war entered its third year, after ... 
Napoleon in mid-1814 would free up thousands of British troops for the war 
against America. ..... Fourth of July Celebrations at the White House in the 19th 
Century. [DOC] [TLE] The White House at War - White House Historical Association [PAR] LESSON PLAN:The White House Burns: The War of 1812In August 1814, 
President ... That was impossible after August 24, when Madison spotted British 
troops ... during the war, and could not forget that Washington and the White 
House .... Americans that the process of ending the century's most unpopular war 
had begun. [DOC] [TLE] Burning of Washington - Wikipedia [PAR] The Burning of Washington in 1814 was an attack during the War of 1812 
between British forces and those of the United States .... In 2009, President 
Barack Obama held a ceremony at the White House to honor Jennings as a 
representative of... [DOC] [TLE] War of 1812: Special relationship where Britain burned down White ... [PAR] Sep 6, 2013 ... The night Britain burned down the White House and stole the President's ... Just 
imagine foreign troops invading London, defeating the British Army in .... than 
Abraham Lincoln half a century later, to be present on a battlefield. ..... Take Me 
Out To The Ball Game during the World Series Took his moment. [DOC] [TLE] We're The Ones That Did It? Canada and the Burning of Washington ... [PAR] Jul 14, 2015 ... For Canadians, a popular retort about the War of 1812 is our supposed role in the 
burning of the White House. ... sometimes say that Canadians themselves burned 
down the White House. ... By the end of the 19th century, Canadian imperialists 
also marked the triumph of Canadian militia during the war. [DOC] [TLE] The Burning of Washington in 1814 - British Invasion - 19th Century ... [PAR] British Troops Burned the Capitol and the White House in 1814. The Federal City 
Was Punished in the War of 1812. Share. Pin. Tweet. Submit. Stumble. Post. [DOC] [TLE] Today in History: August 19 - American Memory - Library of Congress [PAR] Jan 14, 2011 ... On August 19, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops under the command of 
Major ... Search on Battle of Bladensburg in the collection A Century of ... that 
were burned

Question: British troops burned the White House during this 19th century war
Answer: the War of 1812