British burning of Washington

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath	Prompted rebuilding of Washington, D.C. Galvanized American resistance
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Burning_of_Washington
gptkbp:casualties	Minimal casualties
gptkbp:cause	Retaliation for American burning of York (Toronto)
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Major_General_Robert_Ross gptkb:Rear_Admiral_George_Cockburn
gptkbp:date	August 24–25, 1814
gptkbp:destroyedBy	gptkb:Library_of_Congress gptkb:United_States_Capitol gptkb:White_House gptkb:U.S._Treasury_building other public buildings
gptkbp:DolleyMadisonAction	Saved Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington
gptkbp:FirstLadyDuringEvent	gptkb:Dolley_Madison
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Baltimore
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:perpetrator	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Bladensburg
gptkbp:reasonForSparing	Patent Office was spared due to intervention by William Thornton
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Star-Spangled_Banner gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_McHenry
gptkbp:result	British victory
gptkbp:significance	First and only time Washington, D.C. was occupied by a foreign power
gptkbp:spared	gptkb:Patent_Office
gptkbp:target	United States government buildings
gptkbp:USPresidentDuringEvent	gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Baltimore_(War_of_1812)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British burning of Washington