ABERCROMBY, SIR RALPH

1734–1801, British general. After serving in the Seven Years War, he returned to service in 1793 against France, where he commanded a brilliant retreat in Flanders in the winter of 1794–95. He was (1795–97) commander in chief in the West Indies, where he captured Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad. In 1801, Abercromby was killed trying to expel the French from Egypt. He helped renew the discipline and reputation of the British Army.

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books on: Abercromby Sir Ralph  - 112 results

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British Victory in Egypt, 1801: The End of Napoleon's Conquest
Book by Piers Mackesy; Routledge, 1995
Subjects: Abercromby, Ralph--Sir--1734-1801--Military Leadership, Egypt--History--French Occupation, 1798-1801, Generals--Great Britain--Biography, Great Britain--Army--Biography, Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821--Adversaries
...Vimiero in Portugal; and Sir Arthur Wellesley has...battle fought by Sir Ralph Abercromby on 21 March at Alexandria...week after his victory Abercromby died of his wounds on...eminent reputation of Sir Ralph Abercromby for courage...
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No Ordinary General: Lt. General Sir Henry Bunbury (1778-1860): the Best Soldier Historian
Book by Desmond Gregory; Associated University Presses, 1999
Subjects: Bunbury, Henry--Sir--1778-1860, Generals--Great Britain--Biography, Great Britain--History, Military--19th Century, Great Britain--History, Military--Historiography, Historians--Great Britain--Biography
Index Abercromby, Lieut. General, Sir Ralph, 128 n. 22; commander in Holland...reports to Bunbury on Malta, 64 Acton, Sir John, minister at the court of Naples...mother of Bunbury, 19 , 20 Bunbury, Sir Charles, 6th Baronet, 13 , 19...
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Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772-1853
Book by Roger Morriss; University of Exeter Press, 1997
Subjects: Admirals--Great Britain--Biography, Cockburn, George--Sir--1772-1853, Great Britain--History, Naval--19th Century, Great Britain--Royal Navy--Biography
Abercromby, Lieutenant-general Sir Ralph, 51 Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon...Rear-admiral (later Admiral) Sir Charles, 257 Admiralty Board, authority...Captain (later Vice-admiral) Sir Robert, 89, 99, 103.156,174...
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Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the Late Thomas Creevey, M.P., Born 1768--Died 1838
Book by Sir Herbert Maxwell, Thomas Creevey; E.P. Dutton Company, 1912
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government--1800-1837
...Abercromby, M.P. for Edinburgh, 36 Abercromby, Hon. James created Lord Dunfermline...Creeveys "old and tried friend," 654 Abercromby, Hon. Mrs. James, 651 , 654 , 664 Abercromby, Sir Ralph, Commander of the Army in Egypt, 48...
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Problems of Greater Britain
Book by Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke; Macmillan Company, 1890
Subjects: Great Britain--Colonies
...same time we at home are responsible for the greater portion of the destitution that exists in the colonies. Mr. Ralph Abercromby, who has well said in his meteorological work that there is not much to look at in Australia except the people...
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journal articles on: Abercromby Sir Ralph  - 3 results

 
 
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Alfred in the Neatherd's Cottage: History Painting and Epic Poetry in the Early Nineteenth Century
Journal article by A.D. Harvey; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 86, 2007
...George III and in 1792 elected to succeed Sir Joshua Reynolds as President of the Royal...publication in 1709 of an English translation of Sir John Spelmans scholarly biography of Alfred...and historical achievement, and even then Sir Richard Blackmores Alfred: An Epick Poem...
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"Justice with Courage": Considerations on the Weakness of British Imperial Power
Journal article by Adam Norman Lynde; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 97, 2007
...Gerard Lake in India and General Sir Ralph Abercromby in Egypt-speaks to the number and...the view that, in the words of MP Sir John Barnard, were Britain to adopt...During the army exercise of 1913, Sir John French theoretically commanded...
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The Bicentennial Commemorations: the Dilemma of Abolitionism in the Shadow of the Haitian Revolution
Journal article by Claudius Fergus; Caribbean Quarterly, Vol. 56, 2010
...created a second revolutionary front, which compelled Ralph Abercromby to divert critical reinforcements, which might have...as evident in the observation of English philosopher Sir James Mackintosh: "I never saw anyone who touched life...


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Romancing the Stone: Discovered during the French Occupation but Seized by the Victorious British after Six Months of Desert Battle, the Rosetta Stone Symbolized the Struggle for Cultural Supremacy between Two Great Rivals, Both on a Quest for Knowledge and Archaeological Riches. Jonathan Downs Tells How Exactly the Rosetta Stone Found Its Way to Britain
Magazine article by Jonathan Downs; History Today, Vol. 56, May 2006
Subjects: Egypt--History, Egyptian foreign relations
...in order to marry an Egyptian girl. Within two weeks of leaving Cairo, Menou had lost the battle of Canopus to Sir Ralph Abercromby, retreated to Alexandria and slammed the gates in panic. By the end of April, Rosetta was taken by the allied...


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WONDER WARLORDS; Battle over List of the World's 100 Top Generals
Newspaper article by Adrian Shaw; The Mirror (London, England), September 16, 1997
...dominated their time for good or evil. Sir Winston Churchill is left out on...63." Military historian General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley named General...Europe in the Second World War. 47 Ralph Abercromby, 1734-1801. Brit general. 48...


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encyclopedia articles on: Abercromby Sir Ralph  - 2 results

 
 
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Abercromby, Sir Ralph
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABERCROMBY, SIR RALPH 1734 1801, British general. After serving in the Seven Years War...captured Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad. In 1801, Abercromby was killed trying to expel the French from Egypt. He helped renew...
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Abu Qir
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Nile), restored British prestige in the Mediterranean region and, with the land victory (1801) led by Sir Ralph Abercromby, cut short the French venture in the Middle East begun by Napoleon I...


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