BICENTENNIAL of the BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

Monday, September 12, 1814, British Major General Robert Ross is killed by an American sniper during an engagement at North Point during the Battle of Baltimore depriving the British of the general chosen to capture New Orleans. After the Duke of Wellington declines the command, the task falls to his brother-in-law and favorite field commander – Major General Sir Edward Pakenham.

from BATTLE KISS, Part 1, “The Redcoats are Coming” www.oneildenoux.net