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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased American resolve in the war
Reconstruction of government buildings
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gptkbp:cause
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Retaliation for American attack on York (Toronto)
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_Winder
gptkb:Major_General_Robert_Ross
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_George_Cockburn
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gptkbp:consequence
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Destruction of major U.S. government buildings
Temporary evacuation of U.S. government
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gptkbp:date
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August 24–25, 1814
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Burning of Washington
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:notableFor
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British occupation lasted about 26 hours
President James Madison fled the city
Storm and tornado helped extinguish fires
First Lady Dolley Madison saved a portrait of George Washington
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:War_of_1812
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gptkbp:perpetrator
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Baltimore
gptkb:Battle_of_Bladensburg
gptkb:Attack_on_Fort_McHenry
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Only time a foreign power has captured and occupied Washington, D.C.
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gptkbp:target
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gptkb:United_States_Capitol
gptkb:White_House
gptkb:U.S._Treasury
gptkb:U.S._War_Department
other public buildings
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:War_of_1812
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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