Sir Ralph Abercromby
Sir Ralph Abercromby 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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Man killed trying to stop car thief.
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Vic: Two men killed trying to cross highway
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Alexandria, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
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Alexandria, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...In March 1801 a British force of 14,000 men under Sir Ralph Abercromby fought its way towards Alexandria. On the 21st, after heavy fighting in which Abercromby was killed, the French capitulated.
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Trinidad
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...within the Commonwealth. Trinidad was discovered by Columbus and colonized by Spain. In 1797 it was captured by Sir Ralph Abercromby and ceded in 1802. Tobago, originally a Dutch colony, was taken from the French in 1793, restored by the treaty...
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Trinidad and Tobago
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...within the Commonwealth. Trinidad was discovered by Columbus and colonized by Spain. In 1797 it was captured by Sir Ralph Abercromby and ceded in 1802. Tobago, originally a Dutch colony, was taken from the French in 1793, restored by the treaty...
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