About the Author

John McCavitt is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the author of Sir Arthur Chichester: Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1605-1616 and The Flight of the Earls.

Christopher T. George, an independent historian, is Vice President of the 1812 Consortium and founding editor of the Journal of the War of 1812. He is the author of Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay.

Reviews

Following distinguished commands in Iberia and France under the Duke of Wellington, Major General Robert Ross arrived in the Chesapeake in 1814 and quickly earned distinction as 'Ross of Bladensburg' following his victory over American forces near Washington, D.C. But when he became known almost exclusively as the British commander who burned Washington, his reputation was eclipsed - until now. John McCavitt and Christopher T. George have rescued Ross from obscurity to show what an effective commander he was in both the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812."" - John R. Grodzinski, author of Defender of Canada: Sir George Prevost and the War of 1812

""This superbly researched book will become the definitive history of the life of British Major General Robert Ross - a little-known and underappreciated figure of great importance to the War of 1812. Ross was not only a first-rate combat commander but also the only former subordinate of Wellington to succeed in independent command against the Americans on their home soil - most notably at the pivotal battle of Bladensburg and his subsequent capture of nearby Washington, D.C. Highly recommended."" - Charles P. Neimeyer, author of War in the Chesapeake: The British Campaigns to Control the Bay, 1813 - 1814