6/1/2023 0 Comments Capitol breach![]() Incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he plans to fire Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger. Pelosi is asking for the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund. In this week’s developments, House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving submitted his resignation to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday. House Clerk Patrick Magruder, who hadn’t been in attendance that day, was held responsible for the loss of many House records. Just as in 1814, the hammer fell on individuals charged with protecting the Capitol. While both buildings had significant damage - the Library of Congress, housed in the Capitol, lost thousands of books and documents - they were spared from destruction by a sudden, fierce thunderstorm that swept into Washington and extinguished the flames. With troops almost at her door, Dolley managed to salvage her silver service. Fortunately, Congress was on a break.Īfter looting the place and eating a feast that had been prepared for others, they set the building on fire, and moved on to the White House, which was referred to as the president’s mansion.įirst Lady Dolley Madison was credited with saving the White House’s irreplaceable treasures, including the portrait of George Washington, and her household slaves took the portrait and other valuables to safety. ![]() Then they moved on to the North Wing, which contained the Senate. ![]() The South Wing, which contained the House of Representatives, was targeted first. Meanwhile, the Corps of Royal Engineers marched into Washington and headed for the Capitol. President James Madison and his government fled Washington and took refuge in Maryland. Ross ordered that “buildings of importance” be burned, but in reality, only the Capitol and the White House were considered very important. troops at the Battle of Bladensburg in August 1814 - and seeking retribution for the destruction of Port Dover in Upper Canada and raids on private properties, British commander Major General Robert Ross ordered his troops to burn Washington Town (later called Washington, D.C.). In what was called the Chesapeake Campaign, British forces defeated U.S.
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