John Ross (British Army officer, born 1744)
John Ross | |
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Portrait of Lieutenant John Ross of the 34th Foot. Attributed to David Martin c. 1769. | |
| Born | c. 1744 Scotland |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1762–1789 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands | Grenadier Company, 34th Regiment of Foot 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Regiment of New York |
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John Ross (c. 1744–?) was a British Army officer during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for commanding a mixed force of Loyalists, British regulars, and Native Americans in a large-scale raid on New York's Mohawk Valley in October 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.