General Robert Ross

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General Robert Ross

Voiced by

Hugh Farrington

Episode appearances

1

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Type

Historical

Appeared in

165

#149: “By Dawn's Early Light” (1991)

History

General Robert Ross was a British Army officer who participated in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. He is most well known for the Burning of Washington, including the White House. Ross sailed to North America as a Major General to take charge of all British troops off the east coast of the United States. He personally led the British troops ashore in Benedict, Maryland, and marched through Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to the attack on the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg on 24 August 1814, causing the hastily organised militia of the American army to collapse. Moving on from Bladensburg, Ross moved on to nearby Washington, D.C., and was fired upon, his horse was shot from under him. The public buildings of the city, including the United States Capitol and the White House were burned as retaliation for the destructive American raids into Canada, most notably the Americans' Burning of York (modern Toronto) in 1813.

Episodes

General Robert Ross is voiced by Hugh Farrington, has appeared in 1 episode.

#149: “By Dawn's Early Light” (1) #149: “By Dawn's Early Light” (1)