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British soldiers burn Washington, D.C., on 24 August 1814 during the War of 1812, setting fire to several buildings, including the White House and the US Capitol. Illustration is from The History of England, from the Earliest Periods, Vol. 1 by Paul M. Rapin de Thoyras, 1816.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Thoyras, P. M. R. d. (2024, June 05). Burning of Washington, D.C.. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19051/burning-of-washington-dc/
Chicago Style
Thoyras, Paul M. Rapin de. "Burning of Washington, D.C.." World History Encyclopedia, June 05, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19051/burning-of-washington-dc/.
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Thoyras, Paul M. Rapin de. "Burning of Washington, D.C.." World History Encyclopedia, 05 Jun 2024, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19051/burning-of-washington-dc/.
