 Early on the morning of 12 September 1814, Wellington's Invincibles, led by General Ross, fresh from their defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Peninsular War, attacked the lines held by the Fifth Regiment.Following their landing near Sparrows Point, the British forces advanced up the Patapsco Neck between Jones Creek and Back River.The Fifth Regiment met the British Army in a heated meeting engagement along the line formed by the Bread and Cheese Creek.