The FORGOTTEN Fire That Nearly Destroyed America: The White House Burning of 1814

Описание: The night the White House burned, America nearly ended. In August 1814, British troops marched into Washington D.C., set the President’s House ablaze, and left the young republic staring into the fire. This video breaks down the events that led to the only foreign attack on the U.S. capital—how political miscalculation, military failure, and sheer arrogance opened the door to disaster… and how a burned building became a national myth.

🔥 What really happened inside the White House
🔥 Why Dolley Madison’s escape mattered
🔥 The Battle of Bladensburg disaster
🔥 The inferno, the storm, and the aftermath
🔥 How a humiliation became a founding legend

This isn’t the story you learned in school. This is the White House at its most vulnerable—and the moment the United States realized what it truly was.

Sources & Attribution:
– Matt H. Wade / CC BY-SA 3.0
– Pierre L’Enfant History Channel & George Munger / CC BY-SA 4.0
– Cezary Piwowarczyk / CC BY-SA / GFDL