Battle of Alexandria

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French dragoon in Egypt 1801
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Abercromby (centre) fights two French dragoons
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French Dragoons capture General Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria
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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, ultimately in the Egyptian campaign. His strategies are ranked amongst the most daring and brilliant exploits of the British army.
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The front and back badge givin to the regiment for the battle of Alexandria in 1801
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George Ludlow depicted (centre of three) served under Abercromby and Hely-Hutchinson in the Egyptian Campaign commanding the Guards Brigade, seeing action at Aboukir, and Alexandria (Canope). He is seen here watching over the mortally wounded Sir Ralph Abercromby.
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The fatal wounding of Abercromby
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Battle for the Great Redoubt at the Battle of Alexandria on 21st March 1801
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Sir Ralph Abercrombie (1734-1801) in the Battle of Alexandria, 1816. Abercrombie was a British lieutenant-general noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars. It was during the Battle of Alexndria that he received the wound that would prove to be fatal, seven days after the successful conclusion of the battle.
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Sir Ralph Abercrombie (1734-1801) in the Battle of Alexandria, 1816. Abercrombie was a British lieutenant-general noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars. It was during the Battle of Alexndria that he received the wound that would prove to be fatal, seven days after the successful conclusion of the battle.
42nd Black Watch at the Battle of Alexandria
42nd Black Watch at the Battle of Alexandria
42nd Highlanders rescuing General Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria on 21st March 1801 in the French Revolutionary War
42nd Highlanders rescuing General Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria on 21st March 1801 in the French Revolutionary War
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Attack of the French Dragoons