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Rare card · History
Burning of Washington, a Rare card
The burning of Washington, also known as the capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear Admiral George Cockburn as part of the Chesapeake campaign planned by Admiral John Warren.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 380,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Burning of Washington quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Burning of Washington card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was the only time since the ______ Revolutionary War that a foreign power had captured and occupied a United States capital.
Answer
American. It was the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power had captured and occupied a United States capital. From the Burning of Washington article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Garfield Sobers. Garfield Sobers 500,000 · Burning of Washington 380,000 · 1997 Asian financial crisis 300,000 · John Knox 240,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power had captured and occupied a United States capital.
- Following the defeat of American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg on August 24, 1814, a British force led by Major-General Robert Ross marched on Washington, D.C. That evening, British soldiers and sailors set fire to multiple public buildings, including the presidential mansion, United States Capitol, and Washington Navy Yard.
- The attack was in part a retaliation for American actions during the previous year in British-held Upper Canada, in which U.S. forces burned and looted York and then burned large portions of Port Dover.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Burning of Washington article was read about 380,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Burning of Washington
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Burning of Washington (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cundee, J. (James), publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.