Muddy York · event 2 of 5

April 1813

The Battle of York. An American force takes the town and burns the parliament buildings. The retreating British blow the grand magazine, killing dozens. Britain cites the burning when it burns Washington in 1814.

The Muddy York era

  1. 1793
  2. April 1813
  3. 1824
  4. 6 March 1834
  5. 1837

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