See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

ROBERT See also:

• ROSS
• ROSS, ALEXANDER (1699-1784)
• ROSS, GEORGE WILLIAM (1841- )
• ROSS, JOHN, or KOOESKOOWE (179o-1866)
• ROBERT ROSS (1766-1814)
• ROSS, SIR HEW DALRYMPLE (1779-1868)
• ROSS, SIR JAMES CLARK (1800-1862)
• ROSS, SIR JOHN (1777-1856)

ROSS (1766-1814)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, entered the 25th See also:

• FOOT

Foot at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of nineteen, and in 1795 became See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain in the 7th See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

Regiment, obtaining a See also:

• HALF

half-pay See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority a few months later . As a major of the loth he served in See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland under the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York in 1799 . At the See also:

• ACTION

action of Krabbendam the regiment greatly distinguished itself, though largely composed of raw See also:

• MILITIA (Fr. milice, Ger. Miliz, from Lat. miles, soldier, militia, military service)

militia recruits . See also:

• ROSS
• ROSS, ALEXANDER (1699-1784)
• ROSS, GEORGE WILLIAM (1841- )
• ROSS, JOHN, or KOOESKOOWE (179o-1866)
• ROSS, ROBERT (1766-1814)
• ROSS, SIR HEW DALRYMPLE (1779-1868)
• ROSS, SIR JAMES CLARK (1800-1862)
• ROSS, SIR JOHN (1777-1856)

Ross was here severely wounded . In 1801 the loth went to See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt and took See also:

• PART

part in the final operations which led to Menou's surrender . In 1803, though See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel only by See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet, Ross succeeded to the command, and at once initiated a severe See also:

• SYSTEM

system of training, in See also:

• BARRACKS (derived through the French from the Late Lat. barra, a bar)
• BARRACKS, CAMP

barracks and in the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field, in his regiment . The result of this was apparent when under See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• STUART, ARABELLA (1575-1615)
• STUART, GILBERT (1755-x828)
• STUART, JAMES EWELL BROWN (1833-1864)
• STUART, JOHN
• STUART, MOSES (1780-1852)
• STUART, SIR JOHN, COUNT

Stuart's command the regiment proceeded to See also:

• NAPLES
• NAPLES (Ital. Napoli, and Lat. Neapolis)
• NAPLES, KINGDOM OF

Naples . The loth played a decisive part in the brilliant action of See also:

• MAIDA

Maida, and distinguished itself not less in the subsequent See also:

• STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
• STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

storm of the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle of Scylla . In 1808-9 Ross and the loth formed part of See also:

• ANSTRUTHER (locally pronounced Anster)

Anstruther's See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade of Sir John See also:

• MOORE, A
• MOORE, ALBERT JOSEPH (1841–1893)
• MOORE, EDWARD (1712–1757)
• MOORE, GEORGE (1853– )
• MOORE, GEORGE FOOT (1851– )
• MOORE, HENRY (1831–1895)
• MOORE, JOHN (1729-1802)
• MOORE, SIR JOHN (1761-1809)
• MOORE, THOMAS (1779-1852)

Moore's See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, and though the statement that the loth, owing to its See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good discipline, suffered less loss than any other regiment in the See also:

• RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat on See also:

• CORUNNA
• CORUNNA (Span. La Coruna; Fr. La Corogne; Eng. formerly often The Groyne)

Corunna is incorrect, the regiment was among the best disciplined in the army . Later in 1809 it was sent to Walcheren, where See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever soon laid See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low two-thirds of the men . Ross and his regiment were then sent to See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland to recover, and here the colonel repeated the course of See also:

• DRILL

drill and manoeuvre which had so markedly improved the loth in See also:

• MALTA
• MALTA (or MEDITERRANEAN) FEVER

Malta . He received a See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold See also:

• MEDAL (Fr. medaille, from Lat. metallum)

medal for Corunna and a See also:

• SWORD (0. Eng. sweord; ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning to wound)

sword of See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour for Maida (which action had already won him a gold medal) .

At the end of 1812 the loth was again engaged in the See also:

• PENINSULA
• PENINSULA (Lat. paeninsula, from paene, almost, and insula, an island)

Peninsula, and Major-General Ross See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early in the following See also:

• YEAR

year received a brigade command in See also:

• COLE, SIR HENRY (1808–1882)
• COLE, THOMAS (1801–1848)
• COLE, TIMOTHY (1852– )
• COLE, VICAT (1833–1893)

Cole's See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division . Scarcely engaged at See also:

• VITTORIA

Vittoria, Ross's brigade played a distinguished part in the operations around See also:

• PAMPLONA, or PAMPELUNA

Pamplona, and the loth covered itself with See also:

• GLORY (through the O. Fr. glorie, modern gloire, from Lat. gloria, cognate with Gr. KXebs, abets)

glory at See also:

• RONCESVALLES (Fr. Roncevaux)

Roncesvalles and Sorauren . At See also:

• ORTHEZ

Orthez Ross was severely wounded at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the brigade, which was assaulting the See also:

• VILLAGE

village of St Boes . He was among those who received the thanks of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament for this See also:

• BATTLE

battle, and he received the gold medal for Vittoria and the Peninsula gold medal . At the end of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war Ross was sent in command of a brigade to harry the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICA

America, and with 4500 men and three See also:

• LIGHT

light guns landed in See also:

• MARYLAND

Maryland . At Bladensburg the Americans stood to fight in a strong position, but Ross's men routed them (Aug . 24, 1814) . The same evening See also:

• WASHINGTON
• WASHINGTON (or WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE)
• WASHINGTON, BOOKER TALIAFERRO (c. 1859– )
• WASHINGTON, BUSHROD (1762-1829)
• WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799)

Washington was entered, and, the public buildings having been destroyed, the expedition re-embarked . This See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short and brilliant See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign excited the admiration of soldiers, critics and public alike, but the See also:

• COMMANDER

commander did not live to receive his See also:

• REWARD

reward . A few days later an expedition against See also:

• BALTIMORE
• BALTIMORE, GEORGE CALVERT, 1ST BARON (C. 1580—1632)

Baltimore was undertaken; skirmishing soon began, and one of the first to fall was Ross . A public See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument was erected to his memory in St See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul's See also:

• CATHEDRAL

Cathedral, and others at his See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence at See also:

• ROSSTREVOR

Rosstrevor and at See also:

• HALIFAX
• HALIFAX, CHARLES MONTAGUE, EARL OF (1661–1715)
• HALIFAX, GEORGE MONTAGU DUNK, 2ND EARL OF (1716-1771)
• HALIFAX, GEORGE SAVILE, 1ST MARQUESS OF (1633-1695)

Halifax, N.S . His See also:

• FAMILY

family was granted the name Ross of Bladensburg by royal letters-patent .

See See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

Gentleman's See also:

• MAGAZINE

Magazine, 1814, ii . 483 ; Cole, See also:

• PENINSULAR

Peninsular Generals ; Smythe, See also:

• HISTORY

History of the loth Regiment .