The Battle of the White House after the Burning of Washington
by
Patrick L. O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
In the summer of 1814, it would have been difficult to imagine that seven British warships could sail up the Potomac River to the national capital city of Washington. Yet, in August 1814, two years into the War of 1812, two 36-gun frigates, three bomb vessels, a rocket ship, and a brig, all referred...