Ralph Abercromby

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Ralph Abercromby was a British Army general and politician renowned for his leadership in the French Revolutionary Wars, particularly in campaigns in the Caribbean, Egypt, and the Low Countries.

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Label Occurrences
Ralph Abercromby canonical 7
Abercromby 1
Sir Ralph Abercromby 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
general
human
politician
awardReceived Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
burialPlace St. John’s Co-Cathedral
surface form: St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta
causeOfDeath battle wounds
child George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby
John Abercromby
conflict American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Seven Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1734-10-07
dateOfDeath 1801-03-28
educatedAt University of Leiden
surface form: Leiden University

University of Edinburgh
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Ralph Abercromby self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abercromby
givenName Ralph
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor personal courage and leadership in battle
reforming discipline and welfare in the British Army
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath died of wounds received in battle
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant General
nobleTitle Knight of the Bath
notableBattle Battle of Alexandria
surface form: Battle of Aboukir (1801)

Battle of Alexandria
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)
surface form: Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)

Flanders Campaign
notableWork campaigns in the Caribbean during the French Revolutionary Wars
campaigns in the Low Countries during the French Revolutionary Wars
command of British expedition to Egypt in 1801
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Clackmannan
surface form: Clackmannan, Kinross and Clackmannan

Clackmannanshire NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
surface form: Menstrie, Clackmannanshire
placeOfDeath Mediterranean Sea
positionHeld Commander of British forces in Egypt
Commander-in-Chief, West Indies Station
surface form: Commander-in-Chief, British forces in the West Indies

Member of Parliament
residence Tullibody House
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby

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Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands commander Ralph Abercromby
this entity surface form: Sir Ralph Abercromby
Helder Expedition hasCommander Ralph Abercromby
Ralph Abercromby familyName Ralph Abercromby self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abercromby
Battle of Bergen (1799) commander Ralph Abercromby
Battle of Castricum commander Ralph Abercromby
Battle of Callantsoog commander Ralph Abercromby
Battle of Krabbendam commander Ralph Abercromby