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What was the significance of The British Burn Washington DC?

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In the summer of 1814 the British strengthened their forces in the Chesapeake in an attempt to divert the US forces from the frontiers of Upper and Lower Canada during the War of 1812

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In the summer of 1814 the British strengthened their forces in the Chesapeake in an attempt to divert the US forces from the frontiers of Upper and Lower Canada during the War of 1812
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