(Photo by: History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images Battle of New OrleansĬelebrated in modern movies and music, the Battle of New Orleans is entrenched in American pop culture as the battle that turned the tide of the war for the U.S. The White House Visit The White House | The White HouseĪndrew Jackson with sword raised during Battle of New Orleans. One of Dolley’s rescues was the famous Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, which now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.

Luckily, First Lady Dolley Madison had the incredible foresight to order the removal of White House artwork and other valuables before the Redcoats torched the place. Allegedly to avenge the American conquest and pillage of York, Ontario (modern-day Toronto) the previous year. That’s because the invading Brits burned the original one after capturing Washington in August of 1814. The current presidential residence is actually the second one. National Park Service) The White House, Washington DC Nps Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (U.S. Now a national monument, the fort celebrated the victory with concerts, ranger programs and living history demonstrations during Defenders’ Day Weekend in mid-September.

McHenry never surrendered and after three days of fighting, the Redcoats retreated. The fort’s enduring fame derives from a 25-hour bombardment by British forces in September of 1814 and a poem written by eyewitness Francis Scott Key that was later set to music and became the U.S. Fort McHenry rising on the other side of the Outer Harbor from downtown Baltimore?

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