British Embassy Celebrates Burning the White House 200 Years Ago, Apologizes (war, Washington)

[JD59]

As it turns out, Americans don’t like being reminded that British troops once set fire to the White House.

After joking about the anniversary of British troops invading Washington, D.C., and burning the White House in 1814, the British embassy in D.C. apologized Sunday night.

British Embassy Celebrates Burning the White House 200 Years Ago, Apologizes - ABC News

[aliasfinn]

Think nothing of it.....btw, wasn't the Battle of New Orleans in 1814 also ?

[Spaten_Drinker]

I remember Tony Blair making a joke of it when he spoke in front of Congress back when GWB was president.

[Ulsterman]

Have to own up and say it was a fella from Ulster who was responsible. Sorry folks.

[Grandstander]

Originally Posted by aliasfinn

.btw, wasn't the Battle of New Orleans in 1814 also ?

No, it was fought on January 8, 1815, three weeks after the war had already been ended by treaty.

[CAllenDoudna]

Originally Posted by Grandstander

No, it was fought on January 8, 1815, three weeks after the war had already been ended by treaty.

But the news hadn't reached either side at New Orleans yet.

[Grandstander]

Originally Posted by CAllenDoudna

But the news hadn't reached either side at New Orleans yet.

Really? And here I had been thinking that they knew but decided to fight just for the hell of it.

[John-UK]

Originally Posted by Ulsterman

Have to own up and say it was a fella from Ulster who was responsible. Sorry folks.

The Shropshire Light Infantry did bit of burning.

[Miserere]

Why should they apologize for something that happened 200 years ago!!!
History is history, can't apply contemporary morals/politics to history.

[Ulsterman]

Originally Posted by John-UK

The Shropshire Light Infantry did bit of burning.

Maybe the Ulsterman was in charge of them. 'The Man Who Burned The White House'

BBC News - Robert Ross: The NI man who started the White House fire 200 years ago