Robert Ross
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Robert Ross was a British Army major general best known for leading the successful land attack on Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, which resulted in the burning of several U.S. public buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Ross canonical | 9 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
major general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Bladensburg
ⓘ
Battle of Orthes ⓘ Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Vittoria
Burning of Washington ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular War
|
| birthDate | 1766-05-29 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Canada
ⓘ
Halifax ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| commanded |
British expeditionary force against Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
British land forces in the Chesapeake campaign ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1814-09-12 ⓘ |
| education | Trinity College Dublin ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Ross ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| honor |
Order of the Bath
ⓘ
surface form:
Companion of the Order of the Bath
|
| mannerOfDeath | death in battle ⓘ |
| memorial |
monument in Halifax, Nova Scotia
ⓘ
monument in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
Royal Berkshire Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
20th Regiment of Foot
Middlesex Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
4th Regiment of Foot
|
| notableFor |
burning of U.S. public buildings in Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812
ⓘ
leading the British land attack on Washington, D.C. in 1814 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| parent |
David Ross
ⓘ
Elizabeth Adderley Ross ⓘ |
| partOf | British forces in the Chesapeake campaign of 1814 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Down
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ Rostrevor ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Maryland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
near Baltimore ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1814 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1789 ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Ross ⓘ |
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