Canada's link to the man who burned the White House

During the War of 1812, the White House was burned by British troops who stormed the U.S. capitol. Leading them was Maj.-Gen. Robert Ross, who is buried in Halifax. Craig Ferguson, a director of the Old Burying Ground Foundation, shares the story of how Ross ended up buried in Nova Scotia.

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