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Abercromby, Sir Ralph 1734-1801
Scottish general
Born in Menstrie in Clackmannanshire, he served in Europe in the Seven Years War (1756-63). He was MP for Clackmannanshire from 1774 to 1780. Rejoining the army in 1793 he distinguished himself as a major-general in Flanders under Frederick, Duke of York, and led successful operations against the French in St Lucia and Trinidad (1795-96). He held commands in Ireland and Scotland (1797-99), and in 1800 was in command in the Mediterranean to deal with the French army left by Napoleon I in Egypt. He led the Anglo-Turkish forces against the French at Aboukir Bay in 1801, but was mortally wounded.
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