Fig. 8. G.M. Brighty, "e death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived that he was wounded he fell into the arms of a brother
officer," engraving, 1816. is engraving depicts Ross on a white horse. One legend surrounding his death is that American sharpshooters were alerted
that he would be riding a white horse.
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