Dolley Madison was James Madison's wife and also the first lady when Madison became president. Th heroic act she did was save cabinet papers and the portrait of George Washington when the White House was about to be burned down by the British during the War of 1812.
I think it was Dolly Madison.
James Madison was the president of the United States throughout the entirety of the war of 1812. He served as president from 1809-1817.
James Madison was the only president to engage in combat while in office. It was during the War of 1812.
Answer--During the War of 1812 Our fourth president, James Madison, had to escape the city of Washington as the British invaded and burned buildings including the White House.
James Madison
No, he was not. He tried to hard to follow into George Washington's footsteps.
Madison. As the British were setting fire to the White House Dolly Madison was running out the back door with the painting of Washington.
President James Madison (4th US President) served from 1809 to 1817, during all of the War of 1812 (1812-1815). He fled the White House when the British burned washington DC.James Madison was the president at that time.
Dolley Madison (3rd and 4th first lady of the USA) saved the famous painting of George Washington when redcoats burned the White House (then called the President's Mansion) in 1814 (during the War of 1812).
During the War of 1812, the British Army was advancing on Washington, D.C. President Madison had left on business, but Dolly Madison fled the White House carrying a portrait of George Washington to save it from the British.
Dolley Madison was James Madison's wife and also the first lady when Madison became president. Th heroic act she did was save cabinet papers and the portrait of George Washington when the White House was about to be burned down by the British during the War of 1812.
Dolly Madison was the wife of the president James Madison and was the first lady during the the war of 18812. while the British were burning Washington D.C, she stayed behind to pack up important presidential papers,the white house silverware ,and a famous portrait of George Washington , painted by the american artist Gilbert Stuart. Her courage kept these items from falling into the British hands.
I think it was Dolly Madison.
She is the wife of James Madison and she is famous because she saved a portrait of george Washington during te great Britain war
Dolly Madison ran out of the burning White House as the British set it on fire. She carried the Washington portrait.
James Madison was president of the U.S. during the Treaty of Ghent. He served from 1809 to 1817 and the treaty was ratified by the U.S. in 1815.