Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Gen. Robert Ross” in entry bladensburg-battle-of of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...r Baltimore, whichever city the British might attack.
To destroy this flotilla, more than 5,000 regulars, marines, and negroes were landed at Benedict, with three cannon; and the British commander, Gen. Robert Ross , boasted that he would wipe out Barney's fleet and dine in Washington the next Sunday.
The boast being known, great exertions were made for the defence of the capital.
General Winder, relieved fr...
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