When the British Burnt the Capitol with Peter Snow
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The Battle of Bladensburg
The nation's capital was then entire undefended. Coban himself wandered into the office used by the president madison in congress, helped himself to one memento. The british troops burnt the place down. It was a pretty barbaric thing to do in this cradle of democracy. Some brets who were so appalled at what they saw being done that they actually said so at the time.
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