For sale...medals of British officer who burned down White House
Daily Express|July 15, 2020
MEDALS awarded to a British officer who burned down the White House in Washington more than 200 years ago have come up for sale.
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For sale...medals of British officer who burned down White House

The gongs won by career soldier John Michell are tipped to fetch £30,000.

Michell was a captain commanding a Royal Artillery battery when he and his gunners set fire to the president’s house and Capitol building in 1814.

Only hours earlier they had been part of a 1,500-strong British force which routed 7,000 American troops at the Battle of Bladensburg in Maryland.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 15, 2020 من Daily Express.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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