How freeing the slaves enabled the British to burn Washington

Read More<p>The 1812 war between Britain and the US has been largely forgotten, replaced with a favourable idea of a ‘special relationship’, but things were very different 200 years ago, writes Patrick Cockburn</p><p>The 1812 war between Britain and the US has been largely forgotten, replaced with a favourable idea of a ‘special relationship’, but things were very different 200 years ago, writes Patrick Cockburn</p>