British Invade Washington D.C. đź§µ
— Manifest History (@ManifestHistory) August 24, 2025
1/ On this day in 1814, British troops invaded Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, defeating American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg and setting fire to the Capitol Building, the White House, and other key structures in a humiliating… pic.twitter.com/tQJcEeqnWe