03-24-2003, 10:23 PM
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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
hey just so you know.
The guy who set the White House on fire is:
'Cockburn, Sir George, 1772?1853, British admiral. He served in the Mediterranean, and in the War of 1812 he participated in the Chesapeake Bay expeditions and in the burning of Washington. He conveyed Napoleon I in the Northumberland to St. Helena, remaining there as governor (1815?16).'
Heres the actual newspaper article.
http://www.newstribune.com/stories/0...0824990005.asp
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Yeah, cool, thanks.  I came by his name too..
Cockburn ... "Ouch" is all I have to say..
Cheers,
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