John Ross 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
Portrait of Lieutenant John Ross of the 34th Foot. Attributed to David Martin c. 1769.
A Private in the King's Royal Regiment of New York by Charles M. Lefferts
Southeast View of Cataraqui, 1785 by James Peachey
Fort Frontenac
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Fort Frontenac was a French trading post and military fort built in July 1673 at the mouth of the Cataraqui River where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario, in a location traditionally known as
Remnants of the old fort with the new Fort Frontenac in the background
Depiction of Robert de La Salle inspecting the construction of Fort Frontenac, 1676.
Plans for Fort Frontenac from 1685.
British forces besieged the French at Fort Frontenac in 1758, during the Seven Years' War.