Battle of Orthez in the context of "Robert Ross (British Army officer)"

Major-General Robert Ross (1766 – 12 September 1814) was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.

Ross joined the British army in 1789. He served as an officer in several battles during the Napoleonic Wars, including the battles of Maida and Corunna, gaining promotion to colonel. In 1809, he was sent to serve in the Peninsular War, including the Battles of Vittoria, Roncesvalles, Sorauren, and Orthez. He was wounded in the neck at the Battle of Orthez in France on 27 February 1814.