Question

Will medal , In the war of 1812 why did the british burn washington dc? I don't like the wikipedia answer so i thought id ask here.

Answer 1

On this day in 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1812.