This undated drawing shows the burning of Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background The White House was set on fire by British forces in 1814 during the War of 1812 with the United States.

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The sacking of Washington, D.C. and the burning of the White House by British troops in 1814 remains a seminal event in American history. The assault on the country's political and cultural heart took ...