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[applause] thank you for being in bladensburg and prince george s county, but continue the conversation. thank you very much. greg s even watch this entire discussion again tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. american history tv. 200 years ago on august we fourth, 1814, british forces andred washington dc, burned the capitol building, the presidents house, and most of the federal buildings. oft, steve vogel, author through the perilous fight six weeks that saved the nation , texas on a river truer of washington. his program is about 90 minutes. ipad a boat on the potomac for about 30 years. it is a great way to see the city. it is a different city. i think of the potomac is an obstacle on the way you have to cross on your way to d.c. is the reason the city is where it is. it s one of the most remarkable urban rivers in the country. we are in the middle of the potomac river, right off for washington, maryland. maybe eight or nine miles south of washington. waterway ....
us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. 200 years ago on august we fourth, 1814, british forces august 24, 1814 british forces entered washington dc, and burned the capitol building, the presidents house, and most of the federal buildings. next, steve vogel, author of through the perilous fight six weeks that saved the nation, texas on a river truer of washington. his program is about 90 minutes. ipad a boat on the potomac i have had a boat on the potomac for about 30 years. it is a great way to see the city. it is a different city. i think of the potomac is an obstacle on the way you have to cross on your way to d.c. is the reason the city is where it is. it s one of the most remarkable urban rivers in the country. we are in the middle of the potomac river, right off for washington, maryland. maybe eight or nine miles south of washington. more than anything, the waterway really to find the attack on washington come on the ultimate attack on baltimore. t ....
and incorporates in 1889. ut it was near the location of the old historic fort. and even those early pioneers who formed the community, they used to be a fort here which is how we ended up in the town of casper named after ft. casper. find out where c-span s local next t vehicles are going on-line at c-span.o are, g/localcontent. watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. 200 years ago on august we fourth, 1814, british forces entered washington dc, and burned the capitol building, the presidents house, and most of the federal buildings. next, steve vogel, author of through the perilous fight six weeks that saved the nation, texas on a river truer of washington. this program is about 90 minutes. i had a boat on the potomac for about 30 years. it is a great way to see the city. it is a different city. i think of the potomac is an obstacle on the way you have to cross on your way to d.c. is the reason the city is where it is. it s on ....
of washington. more than anything, the waterway really to find the attack on washington come on the ultimate attack on baltimore. the british were really making good use of the waterways, chesapeake bay, and all of the rivers that feed into the bay, including the potomac. by 1813, the chesapeake had pretty much turned into a british lake. the real navy squadron, under the command of her admiral george cockburn had established domain over the water. george cockburn was a very effective officer, who served under nelson in the wars with france. he had been sent over here to pep things up. he was a very capable officer, ruthless without being vicious. he pretty quickly determines that the americans are not capable of providing much in the way of a real defense. from the start, he sees washington as being vulnerable. very quickly, as he spreads his terror up and down the bay, he becomes not only the most feared man in america, but also the most hated. he is compared to a til ....
you ll also notice this evening there are c-span cameras around. they are here broadcasting. those watching will also be no stranger to anthony pitch. many of his programs have been taped for broadcast by them before. we are very lucky to have him tonight. ladies and gentlemen, mr. anthony pitch. [applause] thank you very much for coming. it is raining outside, so i am very glad to see a lot of people out tonight. i want to tell you a few years ago i escorted somebody into the white house. his name was major ed ross, the same name the general robert ross who burned the white house. he was a descendent. one can see the scorch marks i told him were there. they are under the front door. there is a big stone archway where you can see massive scorch marks from the fires set by the british in 1814. the pastry chef who has his offices close by could not stop giggling. he thought here is a man who has come to finish the job. [laughter] i like to write stories that are epic, t ....