Robert Ross Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Ross, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1814–18143 events3 places

Chronological biography

1814

Siege of Baltimore1814

Warfare / USA-Britain War · General · Baltimore

Leaves Washington & launches an unsuccesful assault on Baltimore

Siege of Washington1814

Warfare / USA-Britain War · General · Washington

Stays in Washington long enough to burn the Capitol & the White House. Marches on Washington & defeats 6,000 local militia at Bladensberg

Battle of Chesapeake Bay19 August 1814

Warfare / USA-Britain War · General · Chesapeake Bay

Lands with 5,400 veterans of the Peninsular War & is able to advance on Washington

Titles and roles

General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.