Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 19. August 1814 / Timeline August 19, 1814
Version 3.518. August 1814, 20. August 1814
08/19/1814
British troops landed at Benedict, Maryland, on the shores of the Patuxent River on August 19, 1814. A few days later, the British set fire to the White House, the Capitol, and many of the other public buildings in Washington.
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