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Firebombed? With Avro Lancasters? The British Army burned the White House and a few other buildings in Washington, in retaliation, as they said, for the burnin
by cafard 2y ago
Firebombed? With Avro Lancasters?
The British Army burned the White House and a few other buildings in Washington, in retaliation, as they said, for the burning of buildings in York (Toronto).
- defrost 2y agoThat seems a tad alternative history. Regular old throwable fire bombs | lanterns | incendiary devices | oil filled clay pots with a wick, etc. work just fine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_thermal_weapons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_thermal_weapons