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How freeing the slaves enabled the British to burn Washington

Published on: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 23:01:00 UTC
News Agency: The Independent
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<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>
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