The British weren't the only ones breaking out the pyrotechnics. Located on Lake Ontario, what other capital did the Americans set ablaze?
Answer York
Although the British torching of Washington, D.C., is fairly well-known, the Americans torched the capital city of Upper Canada first. A year before Washington burned to the ground, the Americans set York and its parliament buildings ablaze in response to a garrison explosion that took out 300 Americans.
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