his superior major general robert ross had second thoughts and wanted to return and coburn forced him by the influence of his arguments to proceed. he said we have militia men ahead of us. that's nothing. we have come so far. we have to continue. coburn had been recognized by none other than admiral who ratio national. coburn had been a sailor from the preteen years and nelson acknowledged coburn's ability and courage and zeal. and he was thought of so highly by the british admiralty that he was chosen to take the great napoleon into exile on the island and i got a hold of the diary and he said, this man napoleon sometimes wants to play the sovereign. i won't allow it.

major general robert ross commanding the land forcesccx entered under the low door and began to teaseg, madame, we have come to supper with you. he tried to steer them across the road but ross wouldn't have it. he said that he preferred the view of the government buildings from her boardinghouse and the frightened woman went into the back house to slaughter chickens for unwelcomed guests to return around midnight after burning the white house. the day begun with a seven-hour forced march from upper marlboro through woods and dense thickets and brush to bladensburg and fought an hour-long battle and the heat so intense that 18 of their men dropped dead from heat exhaustion. then they marched 6 miles southwest to the capitol. burned the capitol and tramped almost a mile down pennsylvania avenue to where they were now. they were famished and thirsty but when they entered the white house, they found a table laid before 40 because dolly expecting the captains of the military leaders for dinner. admiral george coburn was the driving force behind the assault on washington. his superior major

in august of 1814, some 4,000 troops arrived in the bay under robert ross. n the wars bought over in spain, q"jfrance, and wellington personally chose ross to head the expedition to america. now, 4,000 troops by the scope of things going on in europe was tiny. you'd have armies of over a hundred thousand fighting in the continent in europe in recent years, so 4,000 troops did not sound like much to some of the royal navy commanders here, but c on per sues with the attack on make use of several waterways under attack on washington. if the british force sailed up the potamic, everybody would know that washington was the ultimate target. coburn decides or=0bxç recommen that the vd(ñ be split up, that one squadron sail up the river and threaten the capital and city of alexandria. the main force is going to go up the river into southern fh+3÷ maryland, and the advantage of the river was that it would intention because a move up the river means many things. it might mean an attack on washington, but it could mean an overland attack on baltimore or attack on annapol

his superior, major general robert ross had second thoughts and he wanted to return. and coburn forced him by the influence of his occupants, to proceed. he said we've only got militia men ahead of us. that's nothing. we've come so far, we have to continue. he had been recognized by nelson. he acknowledged coburn ability and knowledge and zeal. he was naugt of so highly by the british admiralty, that he was chosen to take the great napoleon into exile on the island. and i got ahold of his diary. and he said this man, napoleon, sometimes, wants to play the sovereign. i won't allow it. that is the fiber of a man who grabbed an american who was innocent. he took him and grabbed him for the white house as a british ban dit. the man he selected was roger chu. he became a long-time mayor of the city of washington. he was in a free-willing mood. he taunted and mocked the madisons. and then he tweaked the honor of whiteman. he said take a souvenir chltsds he said i'll take one for myself. he selected a hat belonging to the president. and the british drank, they bought wine fr

but don't you say in your book, that robert ross, in washington, said it was retaliation for york or am i wrong? >> you're right on that. and in the sense that this is something that is written by dr. yule many years later by an american witness in an account that while very useful has some, you know, leaves some doubts as to the details of certain incidents and recollections of what was said, so this is the only reference to york, only reference to york attributed to ross. and it is not ross himself in his own words and the letters he writes home, he doesn't say anything about new yoyork. he doesn't say anything about newark or delaware or anywhere else. he talks about humiliating the americans. i think you also mention the not making war against libraries and ladies, i think in -- that comes from the same account. and i think there is a germ of truth in all of this. i think ross felt quite embarrassed when he learns that the books of library of congress were actually in the capital building. and he -- he allegedly says, had i known that, we would have taken the books out. and ross,

and chris, along with john mccavitt, have a book coming ou next year, "robert ross: the mae who burned the white house and inspired the national anthem." when chris gets up here, we'll have him join us. we have with us peter snow, very glad to have peter here. he was born in dublin. he did his national service in , the somerset light infantry which sounds really gallant and then went on to, he'll have to pronounce -- correct me on y this. ballyhoo college of oxford. in 1960 he joined british independent television network where he served as diplomatic and defense correspondent. he later joined the bbc where he did political reporting along ps with a wide range of other programming. for example, he and his son dan presented programs on bbc 2 on the battle of alamean, eight british battles from butaka to the battle of britain. thank you. i love the accent. the world's great 20th century battlefield. this is going to be so much fun. in 2010 peter's biography "to war with wellington" was published. his book, "when britain burned , the white house" was published last year. "the washington p

on august 24th, 1814, british general robert ross burned several buildings in washington. americans at the time, and as pointed out this morning, british after the fact considered it retaliation for the american burning of government buildings at york, canada. perhaps only one government building and perhaps not the american army after all. this provided the burning of the public buildings provided opponents of the location with an opportunity to argue for removal without having to did he mean the city. during the month prior to convening of congress in late september 1814, residents expressed fears that the opponents of the city might prevail. washington socialite eliz a, granddaughter of washington, went so far as to accuse secretary of war john armstrong, jr., of allowing the british to capture the city in order to give ammunition to those who wished to move from the potomac and win himself political support in what might have been upcoming campaign. the 13th congress reconvened in the patent office on september 19th. while members talked privately about the possibility

his superior major general robert ross had second thoughts and wanted to return and coburn forced him by the influence of his arguments to proceed. he said we have militia men ahead of us. that's nothing. we have come so far. we have to continue. coburn had been recognized by none other than admiral horatio national. coburn had been a sailor from the preteen years and nelson acknowledged coburn's ability and courage and zeal. and he was thought of so highly by the british admiralty that he was chosen to take the great napoleon into exile on the island and i got a hold of the diary and he said, this man napoleon sometimes wants to play the sovereign. i won't allow it. that is the fiber of the man who grabbed an american, who was innocent, he grabbed him and took him into the white house as the british burned it. he wanted him to represent america. the man he selected was roger choo whiteman. he was a book seller recently married and he would become a long-time mayor of the city of washington. he taunted and mocked the madisons in the coarse lingo of a common sailor and tweaked the hono

on august 24th, 1814, british general robert ross burned several buildings in washington.ericans at the time, and as pointed out this morning, british after the fact considered it retaliation for the american burning of

in august of 1814 some 4,000 troops arrive in the chesapeake under the command of major general robert rossross had been one of wellington's most able lieutenants in the peninsula wars in -- that have been fought in spain and portugal and france and wellington had personally chosen ross to head this expedition to america. now, 4,000 troops by the scope of things that have been going on in europe, was tiny. we've had armies of over 100,000 fighting over the continent of europe in recent years. so 4,000 troops didn't sound like much to some of the royal navy commanders here, but coburn urges his superior, admiral cochran, to push ahead with a possible attack on washington. and coburn's idea is to make use of several different waterways in an attack on washington. if the british force simply sailed up the potomac, everybody would know that washington was the ultimate target. coburn decides that or recommends that the force be split up, that one squadron sail up the potomac river and threaten the capital and the city of alexandria, the main force is going to go up the patuxent river into southe

but don't you say in your book, that robert ross, in washington, said it was retaliation for york oram i wrong? >> you're right on that. and in the sense that this is something that is written by dr. yule many years later by an american witness in an account that while very useful has some, you know, leaves some doubts as to the details of certain incidents and recollections of what was said, so this is the only reference to york, only reference to york attributed to ross. and it is not ross himself in his own words and the letters he writes home, he doesn't say anything about new yoyork. he doesn't say anything about newark or delaware or anywhere else. he talks about humiliating the americans. i think you also mention the not making war against libraries and ladies, i think in -- that comes from the same account. and i think there is a germ of truth in all of this. i think ross felt quite embarrassed when he learns that the books of library of congress were actually in the capital building. and he -- he allegedly says, had i known that, we would have taken the books out. and ross,

and chris along with john mccavitt have a book coming out next year, "robert ross the man who burnedthem." we have with us peter snow, very glad to have peter here. he was born in dublin. he did his national service in the somerset light infantry which sounds really gallant and then went on to, he'llwaíe have mokcollege of oxford.n ballyho in 1960 he joined british independent television network where he served as diplomatic and defense correspondent. he later joined the bbc where he did political reporting along with a wide range of other programming. for example, he and his son dan presented programs on bbc 2 on the battle of alamean, eight british battles from butaka to the battle of britain. thank you. i love the accent. the qhworld's great 20th centu battlefield. this is going to be so much fun. in 2010 peter's biography "to war with wellington" was published. his book, "when britain burned the white house: the 1814 invasion of washington" was published last year. "the washington post" called it a fine example of serious and literary popular history. so welcome, peter. we also

now they killed one of the major general s, robert ross. they withdrew -- the americans closer to defenses the city. ohhen the outskirts of the city of baltimore, americans dug mile worth of entrenchments. you would have seen free some of the cans, richest gentlemen of the city, digging s, entrenchments, women bringing refresh ater down to everybody, some of the enslaved. really a herculean effort to get in time.ses ready militia came in from all over the state, northern virginia and southern pennsylvania. so when the british closed in to of the city, they could see 15,000 american defenders waiting for them. defenders were dug in, backed up by artillery similar next cannon i'm standing to now. the british realized very quick that taking the city by land may prove suicidal. so they chose to plan b. take the city by sea, then the british close in chenry.ard ft. m you can see the large tanker of cargo ships. where the bombardment squadron is coming up on. like this, a naval gun like you would seton ship at the time. this is the type of cannon

they killed one of the british generals, major general robert ross. the americans withdrew two defenses closer to the city. on the outskirts of the city of baltimore, americans dug a mile worth of entrenchment. you would have seen free african americans, some of the richest gentlemen of the city, white guys digging. women ringing drugs of water down to refresh everybody. some of the and slaves. jugs of waterngging down to refresh everybody. so when the british closed into the outskirts of the city, they could see that there were 15,000 american defenders waiting. those defenders were dug in backed up by our artillery. realize verysh quick that taking the city by land may very well prove suicidal. so they chose plan b, and that was to take the city by sea. and on the early morning hours of the 13th of september, the british ships began to bombard fort mchenry. 15 ships peel off. you can see a large cargo ships sitting in the middle -- that is where the british bombardment squadron was coming off. this cannon is mounted like a naval gun. of this is the

and chris along with john mccavitt have a book coming out next year, "robert ross the man who burnedthe white house and inspired the national anthem." we have with us peter snow, very glad to have peter here. he was born in dublin. he did his national service in the somerset light infantry which sounds really gallant and then went on to, he'llwaíe have mokcollege of oxford.n ballyho in 1960 he joined british independent television network where he served as diplomatic and defense correspondent. he later joined the bbc where he did political reporting along with a wide range of other programming. for example, he and his son dan presented programs on bbc 2 on the battle of alamean, eight british battles from butaka to the battle of britain. thank you. i love the accent. the qhworld's great 20th centu battlefield. this is going to be so much fun. in 2010 peter's biography "to war with wellington" was published. his book, "when britain burned the white house: the 1814 invasion of washington" was published last year. "the washington post" called it a fine example of serious and literary

chris, along with john mccabbott have a book coming out next year -- robert ross, the man who burned white house and inspired the national anthem." when chris gets here, we'll have him up here to join us. we have with us, peter snell. very glad to have peter here. he was born in dublin. he did his national service in the somerset light infantry, which sounds really gallant. and then went on to -- you'll have to correct me on this -- ballyhoo college at oxford where he got his degree in classics, where i had my minor. and ancient history and philosophy. in 1960 he joined british independent television network where he served as diplomatic and defense correspondent. he later joined the bbc where he did political reporting, along with a wide range of other programming. for example, he and his son, dan, presented programs on bbc2 on the battle of alamine, eight british battles from boudica to the battle of britain. thank you. i love the accent. world's great 20th century battlefield. this is going to be so much fun. in 2010 peter's biography, "to war with wellington" was published. his b

on august 24th, 1814, british general robert ross burned several buildings in washington.ericans at the time, and as pointed out this morning, british after the fact considered it retaliation for the american burning of government buildings at york, canada. perhaps only one government building and perhaps not the american army after all. this provided the burning of the public buildings provided opponents of the location with an opportunity to argue for removal without having to did he mean the city. during the month prior to convening of congress in late september 1814, residents expressed fears that the opponents of the city might prevail. washington socialite eliz a, granddaughter of washington, went so far as to accuse secretary of war john armstrong, jr., of allowing the british to capture the city in order to give ammunition to those who wished to move from the potomac and win himself political support in what might have been upcoming campaign. the 13th congress reconvened in the patent office on september 19th. while members talked privately about the possibility of

mid-august of 1814, the british reinforcement troops arrive under the command of major general robert ross, who was one of welling ton's very capable lieutenants in the peninsula war. ross was -- his instructions were to create a diversion along the east coast, and he was very specifically told not to do anything with this force that would risk it. british have designs eventually on attacking new orleans. this is a pretty small force. 4,000 men compared to these armies that had been raging across europe, 100,000 and more. this is a small force and ross knows it. and he's finding -- he's a bit skeptical at cockburn's claims that they can capture washington with this force. but cockburn goes to work persuading them otherwise. he emphasizes that the weak american defenses and talks about how much he's been able to accomplish just with his royal marines. and he elaborates on this plan they have in mind, he would -- the main force would go up the patuxent river, with the army landing here at benedict, which is how far up river they can sail with large ships. and then another force would go up t

of being negotiations, a shot rang out owned by robert gallaton, one of the americans in kent and# that's still there not far from the capital and ross'sal men of the regiment were killed. so this was seen as an act of treachery and we have an upcoming book on ross draw a parallel of what happened with beans being arrested. he's a city elder of upper marlboro and not to act in a hostile manner and nothing would happen to upper marlboro if the americans added with neutrality. a few days later a few british stragglers misbehaved and these guys were arrested. that was seen as a dishonorable act by general ross and that's why beans ended up in irons in the british flagship and why francis scott key went up to baltimore and wrote a certain song. there's a parallel between the reason for the burning of washington and what happened with dr. beans. >> thank you very much. let's go the audience. >> john mccavitt has something to say. can we get him in? >> let's go the question back here. >> i have a question. i mean the burning of washington wasn't the first city on the chesapeake that was burned by the british. >> correct. >> 1813 in may they

ross gerber, good to see you. dolly lens, how are you? robert joins us here and also for more on today's market action, tim seymour. we're going to get to alibaba in a moment. what do you think of the jobs number this morning, what did you do with that? >> that's the response you add into what the ecb did on thursday and really what people are expecting out of the boj, which is central banks are driving the market. week over week, we're still slightly higher on the yield curve, which means i think still that's upward pressure on rates. i'm probably in the minority of that, but today you've got a relief and bad news was good news. good news is good news and no news seems to be good news. this is a case markets will continue to go higher. >> is it a bad thing? do you aspire to have the fed delay raising rates even longer, is that a good thing? >> no, that's a bad thing, i don't aspire for that at all. good clarification, because i think the fed's behind the curve. a lot of people said 133,000 and anyone who thinks their rates are going higher is w