April 30, 2014
Cartoonist William Charles created this cartoon in 1814, mocking the City of Alexandria for acting cowardly in the face of the British invasion.
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Alexandria Goes to War (Again)
City planning a number of activities to commemorate forgotten conflict.
The War of 1812 was the first war that America lost, a bitter conflict that began with an ill-planned invasion of Canada that ended when the British burned the Capitol and the executive mansion.
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