Why Americans Celebrate the Burning of Washington, su time.com, Time. URL consultato il 16 gennaio 2021 (archiviato dall'url originale il 16 giugno 2021).
«Cockburn, who accompanied Ross into the capital, reportedly wanted to burn the entire city in retaliation for American depredations in Canada. But it was an army operation and Ross' call, and he would have none of it.»