Burning of Washington D.C
- British forces vs U.S.
- after the Battle of Bladensburg
- General Robert Ross' forces occupied Washington D.C. and set fire to public buildings, facilities of the government, and the White House (known as the Presidential Mansion at the time)
- signed on December 24, 1814
- ended the War of 1812
- restored the borders of the two countries to the lines that existed before the war started
- took a month for the news of the treaty to reach U.S., could have prevented the Battle of New Orleans
- final major battle of the war
- American troops led by Andrew Jackson prevented the British Army from seizing New Orleans
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