Proclamation by President Madison on Washington invasion
President Madison issues a September 1814 proclamation decrying British attacks on Washington and other towns. He urges civil and military leaders to defend exposed places, calls for militia deployment, and asserts the U S intention to pursue humane, lawful warfare amid ongoing conflict with Britain.
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Destruction Order From Vice Admiral Cochrane to Monroe
A dated August 18 1814 letter from Vice-Admiral Cochrane aboard the Yoanant at Patuxent River to Mr Monroe requests retaliatory devastation against US towns along the coast. He expresses reluctance yet insists measures align with His Majesty and urges US reparations to Upper Canada inhabitants to halt further destruction.
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Alexander Cochrane
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Upper Canada
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