Robert Ross

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British Army officer major general person

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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → major general → person →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
battle	Battle of Bladensburg → Battle of Orthes → Battle of Vittoria → Burning of Washington → 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	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	20th Regiment of Foot → 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 → near Baltimore →
serviceEndYear	1814 →
serviceStartYear	1789 →
spouse	Elizabeth Ross →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Baltimore → Battle of Bladensburg → Burning of Washington → Chesapeake campaign →	commander
British landing at Benedict, Maryland →	campaignCommander
British landing at Benedict, Maryland →	hasCommander
War of 1812 →	notableCommander