Alexandria, battle of
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Alexandria, battle of, 1801. Napoleon expedition to Egypt was cut off in August 1798 by
Nelson's victory of the
Nile, and a year later Napoleon abandoned his men and returned to France. 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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Scots plan to celebrate victory over Napoleon
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 3/12/2001; ; 495 words
; ...led by a doughty Scots general Sir Ralph Abercromby who received fatal wounds on...Dougall. Direct descendants of Abercromby, members of the Cameron of Locheil...Bobby Stewart, will represent Abercromby's home village of Tullibody...
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 "Herald Express (Torquay UK)")
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Sale with eastern promise ; Two rare historical archives, one linked to the Queen Mother and the other to Cleopatra's Needle, are coming up for sale at auction this month.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 1/23/2008; 655 words
; ...in 1877 as a memorial to Admiral Lord Nelson and Sir Ralph Abercromby. Lord Nelson was shot at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and died three hours later. Sir Ralph Abercromby was a military hero who was sent with the army to...
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Browne Clayton's folly: the World Monuments Fund secures the future of an extraordinary Irish monument. (travel).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 6/1/2002; 576 words
; ...flagpole. The monument was erected to commemorate Sir Ralph Abercromby, who was in charge of the British forces in Ireland before 1798. Abercromby went on to play a decisive role in the military campaign...
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The Mediterranean campaign, 1800-1. (The Geopolitics of the First British Expedition to Egypt, part 2)
Magazine article from: Middle Eastern Studies; 10/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...British commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, Sir Ralph Abercromby, at the head of 15,000 troops sent to challenge...attack from the Mediterranean, Syria and the Red Sea. Abercromby, who was at Gibraltar, would take 15,000 men to...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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THE DAILY POSTCARD.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 12/12/2007; 297 words
; ...or 285 8414 CAPTION(S): The Garden House, in Abercromby Square, in the university district of Liverpool...19th century, and was named in honour of General Sir Ralph Abercromby, commander of the British Army in Egypt Picture...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/7/1999; 507 words
; ...Canterbury, 1573; Major- General Sir Ralph Abercromby, soldier, 1734; Wilhelm Bernhard...Bernhard Draseke, composer, 1835; Sir Philip Magnus Bt, MP, educationist...singer, 1959; Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Norman Angell Lane), writer and...
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San Juan: city of riches: Puerto Rico's capital offers fine beaches, a tropical climate, and history galore. (PVA's Convention City).
Magazine article from: Paraplegia News; 7/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...Its fortifications repulsed the English navigator Sir Francis Drake in 1595, as well as later attacks. In...de Le6n, made from British cannons captured during Sir Ralph Abercromby's attack in 1797. A number of historic buildings...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Needle's epic journey in photographs
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 12/20/2007; 636 words
; ...of Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile (1798) and Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria (1801). Although the...transporting the obelisk and it was not until 1877, when Sir William James Erasmus Wilson offered to sponsor the...
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Great Scots who did Britain proud
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 3/21/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...resign if an expedition failed. Dundas felt confident because he was going to call on his favourite general, Sir Ralph Abercromby of Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, and on a "Scots Pack" of renowned soldiers with their regiments, including...
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 "Express & Echo (Exeter UK)")
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Cleopatra archive to go under the hammer in city
Newspaper article from: Express & Echo (Exeter UK); 12/18/2007; 509 words
; ...Cleopatra. The idea of shipping the needle to London was as a memorial to Trafalgar hero Horatio Nelson and General Sir Ralph Abercromby. Britain wanted something big and noticeable to commemorate victory over Napoleon at Waterloo.
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Sir Ralph Abercromby
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Ralph Abercromby 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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Abercromby, Sir Ralph
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
Abercromby, Sir Ralph (1734–1801), a highly regarded Scottish soldier, appointed commander‐in‐chief of the Irish...
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Ralph Abercromby
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Ralph Abercromby Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) was considered to be the top soldier of his generation. Along with Sir John Moore, he was known for restoring discipline and the reputation...
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Alexandria, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...14,000 men was landed under Sir Ralph Abercromby and fought its way towards Alexandria...after heavy fighting in which Abercromby was killed, the French capitulated...was restored to Turkish rule. Abercromby's widow was given a barony...
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Aboukir Bay
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...French fleet under Brueys at the Battle of the NILE which was fought in the bay on 1–2 August 1798. Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition landed near the village of Aboukir and defeated the French in 1801.
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