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British burning of Washington
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_burning_of_Washington
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British burning of Washington
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
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