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What happened when the british invaded Washington dc during the war of 1812?
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∙ 11y ago
they burned the White House. Actually, it was not yet known as the White House. It was the Capital Building.It became kown as the White House because it was painted white to hide the black charring the occured as a resulted of the fire
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agowhat happened when british invaded Washington d.x
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∙ 13y agoThe British burned many public buildings, including the White House.
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∙ 13y agothe british burned the white house and the Capitol
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∙ 10y agoThe British burned public buildings, including the White House.
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∙ 11y agoIt was burned by the British.
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