John Ross (British Army officer, died 1809)
John Ross (1744–1809) was a British Army officer in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. He is best known for commanding a mixed force of approximately 600 (some sources say 1750) regulars, Loyalists, and Indians in a raid into upstate New York on October 24, 1781 that culminated in the Battle of Johnstown, one of the last battles in the northern theater of the American Revolution. After the war, Ross was instrumental in settling Loyalist refugees in what is now the Kingston area of eastern Ontario.
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Portrait of John Ross by David Martin, (c. 1769). Ross is in the uniform of a lieutenant of the 34th Foot Grenadier Company | |
| Born | 1744 Scotland |
| Died | July 1809 Talavera, southwest of Madrid, Spain |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1762–1789 ?–1809 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Commands held | 34th Regiment Grenadier Company 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Regiment of New York |
| Battles/wars | French and Indian War American Revolutionary War
Napoleonic Wars |
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