<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Burning of Washington </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the War of 1812 Battle of Bladensburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Following their victory at the Battle of Bladensburg, the British entered Washington D.C. and burned many U.S. government and military buildings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> August 24, 1814 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Washington, D.C., United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Ross George Cockburn </Td> <Td> James Madison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4,250 </Td> <Td> 7,640 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 killed, 3 wounded (Colonial Marines) 3 unknown wounded </Td> <Td> City of Washington attacked by British forces Many government buildings set ablaze </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Burning of Washington </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the War of 1812 Battle of Bladensburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Following their victory at the Battle of Bladensburg, the British entered Washington D.C. and burned many U.S. government and military buildings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> August 24, 1814 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Washington, D.C., United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Ross George Cockburn </Td> <Td> James Madison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4,250 </Td> <Td> 7,640 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 killed, 3 wounded (Colonial Marines) 3 unknown wounded </Td> <Td> City of Washington attacked by British forces Many government buildings set ablaze </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Burning of Washington </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the War of 1812 Battle of Bladensburg </Td> </Tr>

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