This Month in the War of 1812: Surrender of Detroit and Burning of D.C.

From the American Battlefield Trust August 2021 calendar.

AUGUST 16

1812:  General Hull surrendered Detroit to the British

AUGUST 19

1812:  The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere

AUGUST 24

1814:  Battle of Bladensburg, Maryland, a big American defeat

AUGUST 24

1814:  The Burning of Washington, D.C.

--Brock-Perry