Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . nd Historical Society i8i MARYLAND Point. Early next morning they landed their troops,about nine thousand men, under the command of GeneralRobert Ross. At the same time a number of smallvessels, commanded by Admiral Cockburn, formed inline ready to bombard the city. General John Strieker, with about three thousand men, had marched out someseven miles along the Phila-delphia road. He had notexpected to fight. Butwhen he learned, nextmorning, that the Britishhad landed, he sent backhis baggage and formed histroops in line of battle. Theadvance
Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . nd Historical Society i8i MARYLAND Point. Early next morning they landed their troops,about nine thousand men, under the command of GeneralRobert Ross. At the same time a number of smallvessels, commanded by Admiral Cockburn, formed inline ready to bombard the city. General John Strieker, with about three thousand men, had marched out someseven miles along the Phila-delphia road. He had notexpected to fight. Butwhen he learned, nextmorning, that the Britishhad landed, he sent backhis baggage and formed histroops in line of battle. Theadvance guards of the twoarmies met about two milesfrom General Striekerspickets, and some skirmish-ing followed. The Ameri-cans then fell back. At this time General Ross,who had ridden to the front to see what the firing meant,was mortally wounded by a musket ball. This was theend of his vain boast that he would make his winterquarters in Baltimore. The command of the English fell to Colonel he advanced cautiously he was met by volley after 182. JOHN STRICKER From a painting in the possession of theMaryland Historical Society
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