The raid—for raid it was—was looked upon as a decided success, and Ross, who had succeeded in carrying off the greater part of the guns found in Washington, determined to carry out a similar raid on Baltimore. This, too, was successful, but it was achieved at the loss of the gallant General, who was one of the four officers who fell in the engagement outside Baltimore on September 12. The action of Bladensburg is commemorated not only on the colours of the four regiments which were present, but the family of the General were authorized by royal licence to add the word "Bladensburg" to their own name of Ross.
Casualties at Bladensburg.
| Regiments. | Officers. | Men. | ||
| K. | W. | K. | W. | |
| Royal Artillery | - | - | - | 6 |
| R. Engineers | - | - | 2 | - |
| 4th King's Own | 1 | 7 | 23 | 56 |
| 21st R. Scots Fusiliers | - | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 44th Essex | - | - | 14 | 35 |
| 85th K. Shropshire L.I. | 2 | 11 | 12 | 53 |
| Royal Marines | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| 6th West India | - | - | 1 | - |
BATTLEFIELDS IN SOUTHERN INDIA
[CHAPTER V]
INDIA, 1751-1764
Arcot—Plassey—Condore—Masulipatam—Badara—Wandewash—Pondicherry—Buxar.