So the tale goes, well after the War of 1812 was settled, a British official was dining with a group of American officials in Washington. The wine was flowing freely, and after his severalth glass, one of the Yanks turned to the Brit and said belligerently, "You know, you guys BURNED Washington!"
"Really?" was the response. "I always thought he died peacefully in bed."
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So the tale goes, well after the War of 1812 was settled, a British official was dining with a group of American officials in Washington. The wine was flowing freely, and after his severalth glass, one of the Yanks turned to the Brit and said belligerently, "You know, you guys BURNED Washington!"
"Really?" was the response. "I always thought he died peacefully in bed."