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.
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
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