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  1. Sir Ralph Abercromby KB (* 7. Oktober 1734 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Schottland; † 28. März 1801 in Alexandria, Ägypten) war ein britischer General . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Ehe und Nachkommen. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben.

  2. Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby KB (7 October 1734 – 28 March 1801) was a Scottish soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army , was appointed Governor of Trinidad , served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland , and was noted for his services during the French Revolutionary Wars ...

  3. Sir Ralph Abercromby was a soldier whose command restored discipline and prestige to the British army after the disastrous campaigns in the Low Countries between 1793 and 1799. He prepared the way for the successful campaign against Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt. Entering the army in 1756, Abercromby.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) was a British general who restored discipline and reputation of the British army. He fought in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars.

  5. Trinidad and Tobago Colony. Sir Ralph Abercromby. In November 1795 Abercromby was appointed to lead an expedition against the French possessions in the West Indies. Having arrived at Jamaica early in 1796 he first took St Lucia, entrusting it to his ablest subordinate, Colonel (later General Sir) John Moore, and then Demerara.

  6. Sir Ralph Abercromby was the most successful British general of the French Revolutionary Wars, admittedly not a period that saw the British army at its best. He was born into the Scottish gentry in 1734, and studied civil law at Leipzig before purchasing a commission in the army in 1756.

  7. Ralph Abercromby (11 February 1842 – 21 June 1897) was a Scottish meteorologist. Abercromby was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, the youngest son of the third Lord Abercromby. His mother, Louisa Penuel Forbes, was a daughter of Lord Medwyn.