News and Events
The Irish President, Mary McAleese, receives Dr.John
McCavitt at Aras an Uachtaráin to learn about the career of
Major General Ross and the light it sheds on the numerous
Irishmen who served both with him and against him during the
Napoleonic Wars as well as in the War of 1812 when Ross captured
Washington and was later shot dead near Baltimore - allegedly by
a United Irishman.
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June 2010
The British Library permanently archives The Man Who Captured
Washington website. 'Selected
websites are considered to be of long term research value'.
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Ulster Scots campaigner, Lord Laird, hosts Dr
John McCavitt, at the House of Lords to mark the launch of The
Man Who Captured Washington website. A distinguished gathering
learned of the large numbers of Irishmen who fought with and
against Major General Ross during the Peninsular War as well as
in the War of 1812 - focusing in particular on the Scots Irish
who opposed the British in America.
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BBC N.Ireland Newsline continues its interest in
the story of Major General Robert Ross by running a feature on
the launch of the Man Who Captured Washington website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/ 8322746.stm
