One tweeted back “WWHHAATT? Is this suppose to be funny?” It was, according to the British embassy, which apologized for ruffling any feathers. Email to friends Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab. Embassy officials tweeted a photo of a cake topped with a model of the White House - adorned with glowing sparklers.Īccording to The Guardian, outraged Americans took issue with the British display of levity. The British embassy in Washington learned this lesson the hard way when it commemorated the 200th anniversary of the fire on Twitter last year. Others think it’s still too soon to make light of the famous fire, however. When British Prime Minister David Cameron visited the White House in 2012, Obama joked that his predecessors had “really lit the place up,” per National Geographic. Three weeks after being routed in Washington, after all, the American military bounced back at Baltimore, handing the British a dramatic defeat that inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner.Īnd while scorch marks are still visible on some White House walls, the past two centuries have put a lot of water under the bridge between the U.S. But some historians say it doesn’t deserve its bad rap: It went a long way toward establishing America’s national identity and its reputation as an international superpower. It’s no surprise, then, that the War of 1812 doesn’t get the same attention in American history books as the Revolutionary War. It was a low point in the war, and our entire military history, as National Geographic notes, when Americans saw “their capital burned, their Army literally running away, and President Madison and his wife, Dolley, forced to abandon the White House… with the president’s dinner still on the table.” British officers helped themselves to the food and wine before torching the place, according to TIME. Now, with the nations government falling into chaos and time running out, its up to Cale to save the. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. 24, in 1814, following their victory at the Battle of Bladensburg, British forces marched on Washington and set fire to the White House - as well as the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Synopsis: Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer.
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While we won the war, these humiliating deprivations made it “the bucktoothed stepsister of American military victories,” as TIME put it last year. Gallery of 49 movie poster and cover images for White House Down (2013).
When Americans remember the War of 1812 - if we remember it at all - we typically recall the stinging losses it entailed: dominion over Canada, for one, along with many of the brand-new buildings in our nation’s young capital.