The President that was in office when the White House was burned down was James Madison. It was burned down on August 24, 1814 by British Troops in retaliation for the American attack on York in Ontario, Canada.
No it was once burned down by the British. Then the president (no clue which one) had it remodelled in 1847.
The Capitol Building was burned down by British Troops.
the british embassy was burned down in dublin on the 2nd February 1972
The low point in the war was when the British burned down the president mansion which is now called the white house.
The President that was in office when the White House was burned down was James Madison. It was burned down on August 24, 1814 by British Troops in retaliation for the American attack on York in Ontario, Canada.
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James Madison was the president at that time.
President Madison
war of 1812
She burned her house because she had to scare the British soldiers.
The Capitol and the President's Mansion were burned when the British attacked Washington D.C.
General Robert Ross commanded the British soldiers that burned the White House,
James Madison had to flee when the British came to burn the White House in 1814.
President James Madison had to flee the White House in 1814.
No it was once burned down by the British. Then the president (no clue which one) had it remodelled in 1847.
Dolley Madison, the First Lady at the time, saved the valuable painting of George Washington before the British burned the President's Mansion during the War of 1812. She is credited with ensuring the preservation of the historic artifact.