Female martyrs in this era were not good moves by those doing the martyring...
Really depends a lot on the circumstances, but not a wise decision by the British.
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Sure, but is it a heat of battle sort of thing by some enlisted man who can be quickly tried and executed or something else?
It was not the Victorian Age, but crimes against elites, especially elite women, especially English-speaking elite women, were not generally accepted, even in the second decade of the Nineteenth Century.
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If it's not in the heat of battle I don't really think would do anything to her that terrible. If was in heat of battle and she end up dead and the soldier responsible keep quiet then we could have a situation .
The British would keep her safe and have her escorted back into the American lines at the earliest opportunity.
Hm. In the interest of keeping things interesting, let's assume the worst possible scenario where a British soldier high on adrenaline finds Dolley Madison while looting the White House and kills her. In the chaos, he manages to slip back among the ranks or there are disputing accounts of whom is responsible.