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Ralph Abercromby

generalUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland5 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1734 – 1801

1740175017601770178017901800French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Battle of Boxtel — September 14, 1794 · Great Britain · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of San Juan — May 2, 1797 · Great Britain · French Revolutionary WarsAnglo-Russian invasion of Holland — August 27, 1799 · Great Britain · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Krabbendam — September 10, 1799 · Great Britain · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Mandora — March 13, 1801 · United Kingdom · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1794–1801 — 5 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 60.

Profile

Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Trinidad in 1797. Rising to the rank of lieutenant general in the British army, he was commander-in-chief, Ireland, and was noted for his military service during the French Revolutionary Wars, which included defeating the French invasion of Egypt and Syria.

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Battles (5)

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