
When the British Burnt the Capitol with Peter Snow
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The American Revolutionary War - A Brief History
There was a huge rainstorm which showered the capital, washington. That possibly stopped the whole white house burning to the ground and the capitol too. And after thatwhat the brits just retired to thay, they got back on their ships and went away. The damage was stopped, staunched, wasn't it? By a terrible storm or downpour,. Its that sound seemed quite fortuitous. But robert ross didn't disagree with coban. He was a bhesitant eratioallybu like cochran, the overall commander. All three of them were thrilled with what happened in washington. They thught they'd done the right thing.
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