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Major-General Robert Ross (1766 – 12 September 1814) was an Irish-born officer in the British Army who served in the Napoleonic Wars and its theatre in North America in the War of 1812. Ross joined the British Army in 1789. He served as an officer in several battles during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battles of Maida and Corunna, gaining promotion to Colonel. In 1809, he was sent to serve in the Peninsular War, including the Battles of Vittoria, Roncesvalles, Sorauren, and Orthez. He was wounded in the neck at the Battle of Orthez in France on 27 February 1814.

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  • روبرت روس (ضابط) (ar)
  • Robert Ross (General) (de)
  • Robert Ross (militar) (es)
  • 로버트 로스 (ko)
  • Robert Ross (British Army officer) (en)
  • Росс, Роберт (военачальник) (ru)
  • 罗伯特·罗斯 (英国军官) (zh)
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  • روبرت روس (بالإنجليزية: Robert Ross)‏ (و. 1766 – 1814 م) هو ضابط أيرلندي، توفي في بالتيمور، عن عمر يناهز 48 عاماً. (ar)
  • Robert Ross (* 1766 in , County Down, Nordirland; † 21. September 1814 bei Baltimore, Vereinigte Staaten) war ein irischer Offizier der British Army, der in den Napoleonischen Kriegen und im Krieg von 1812 mit den USA zum Einsatz kam. Bekanntheit erlangte er dadurch, dass er mit seinem Sieg über die Amerikaner in der Schlacht bei Bladensburg vom 24. August 1814 und der anschließenden Zerstörung der öffentlichen Gebäude Washingtons den USA die größte militärische Demütigung ihrer Geschichte zufügte. (de)
  • Robert Ross (1766 - 12 de septiembre 1814) fue un oficial anglo-irlandés del ejército británico que participó en las guerras napoleónicas y la Guerra anglo-estadounidense de 1812, (1812-1815). És más conocido por el incendio de Washington, que incluyó la destrucción de la Casa Blanca y el Capitolio. Murió en la antes del bombardeo de Fort McHenry el día siguiente. (es)
  • 로버트 로스(Robert Ross, 1766년 – 1814년 9월 12일)는 나폴레옹 전쟁과 1812년에 참가한 앵글로 아일랜드계 영국군 장교이다. 그는 워싱턴 방화로 가장 잘 알려진 인물이며, 백악관과 미국 국회의사당을 불태우고, 볼티모어에 투입은 실패로 돌아간다. 그는 불명예스러운 맥헨리 요새 포격 전날에 벌어진 에서 전사를 한다. (ko)
  • Роберт Росс (англ. Robert Ross; 1766, , Даун, Королевство Ирландия — 12 сентября 1814, Балтимор, США) — британский военачальник, участник Наполеоновских войн и Англо-американской войны, известный как командующий британских войск, которые в 1814 году захватили и сожгли Вашингтон. Погиб в звании генерал-майора. (ru)
  • 罗伯特·罗斯(英語:Robert Ross,1766年-1814年9月12日),爱尔兰-苏格兰裔英国人,英国陆军少将。罗斯出身军人家庭,1789年大学毕业后参军。先后转战荷兰、北非、意大利、伊比利亚半岛等战场,参与过埃及-叙利亚战役、、科魯尼亞戰役、瓦爾赫倫島戰役、、等拿破仑战争中的一系列战役,为威靈頓公爵麾下一员干将,以骁勇善战、身先士卒著称。1814年春,时任陆军少将的罗斯奉命从欧洲战场远征美国,为英国在1812年战争的停战谈判创造有利条件。8月,英军沿切萨皮克湾在美国东海岸马里兰州登陆,并于24日在击败拱卫首都的美军民兵,剑锋直指华盛顿特区,美国总统詹姆斯·麦迪逊携政府要员仓皇出逃。当晚,罗斯率领英军攻入门户洞开的华盛顿,随即下令纵火焚烧市内包括国会大厦、白宫及财政部大楼在内的公共建筑,史称“华盛顿大火”。离开华盛顿后,罗斯挥师北上,准备进攻港口城市巴尔的摩。9月12日,罗斯在率军行至巴尔的摩东南的时被美军狙击手射杀,终年48岁,后葬于加拿大哈利法克斯。他是历史上唯一一位攻陷过美国首都华盛顿的外国将领。 (zh)
  • Major-General Robert Ross (1766 – 12 September 1814) was an Irish-born officer in the British Army who served in the Napoleonic Wars and its theatre in North America in the War of 1812. Ross joined the British Army in 1789. He served as an officer in several battles during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battles of Maida and Corunna, gaining promotion to Colonel. In 1809, he was sent to serve in the Peninsular War, including the Battles of Vittoria, Roncesvalles, Sorauren, and Orthez. He was wounded in the neck at the Battle of Orthez in France on 27 February 1814. (en)
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  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States (en)
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