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Why was the white house burned down during the war of 1812?
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Why was the white house burned down during the war of 1812?

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During the war of 1812, between the U.S and England, the British troops went to Washington D.C and burned the White House for revenge on the American attack on the curry of York in Ontario, Canada.
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