Home / Guided Primary Source Analyses / Featured Source: Fall of Washington Guided Primary Source Analyses Featured Source: Fall of Washington November 11, 2011March 15, 2020 "The fall of Washington--or Maddy in full flight." pubd. by S.W. Fores, 1814. Summary: Cartoon showing President James Madison and probably John Armstrong, his secretary of war, both with bundles of papers, fleeing from Washington, with burning buildings behind them.