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9781557504258

Burning of Washington : The British Invasion of 1814

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  • ISBN13:

    9781557504258

  • ISBN10:

    1557504253

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-07-01
  • Publisher: Naval Inst Pr
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Summary

With all the immediacy of an eyewitness account, the author tells the dramatic story of the British invasion of Washington in 1814.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
War
1(16)
Target Washington
17(7)
A Village for a Capital
24(6)
Invasion
30(9)
Pandemonium
39(12)
The Juggernaut Rolls On
51(20)
The Battle of Bladensburg
71(15)
The Capital Abandoned
86(13)
Washington in Flames
99(31)
A Lightning Occupation
130(23)
A Flag Furled in Darkness
153(8)
Refuge among Pacifists
161(9)
Alexandria Surrenders
170(10)
Baltimore Defiant
180(9)
The Battle of North Point
189(16)
Bombs over Baltimore
205(13)
The Birth of an Anthem
218(5)
Epilogue 223(14)
Notes 237(36)
Selected Bibliography 273(12)
Index 285

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