Major General Sir Ralph Abercromby of Tullibody.
In 1756, Ralph Abercromby entered the army and was appointed Col. of the 103rd Foot in 1781 and Major-General in 1787. In August 1795, he was Commander-in-Chief of British forces in the West Indies, and in 1798 he was given command of forces in Ireland, followed shortly afterwards of those in Scotland, with the governorships of Fort Augustus and Fort George. In early 1801, he had command of British forces in Egypt and at the famous second battle of Aboukir he received a wound of which he died shortly afterwards. He was appointed a Knight of the Bath in 1797 and was a member of the Privy Council.
On 17 November 1767, Mary Anne, second dau and co-heir of John Menzies of Ferntower, Crieff, Perthshire, who when an account of the triumph and death of her husband reached England, was created Baroness Abercromby in his memory, and awarded a pension of £2,000 a year for herself and the next three inheritors of the title.
Burial HERE in the burial ground of the Commandery of the Grand Master under the walls of the castle of St Elmo at Valetta, Malta.
In 1756, Ralph Abercromby entered the army and was appointed Col. of the 103rd Foot in 1781 and Major-General in 1787. In August 1795, he was Commander-in-Chief of British forces in the West Indies, and in 1798 he was given command of forces in Ireland, followed shortly afterwards of those in Scotland, with the governorships of Fort Augustus and Fort George. In early 1801, he had command of British forces in Egypt and at the famous second battle of Aboukir he received a wound of which he died shortly afterwards. He was appointed a Knight of the Bath in 1797 and was a member of the Privy Council.
On 17 November 1767, Mary Anne, second dau and co-heir of John Menzies of Ferntower, Crieff, Perthshire, who when an account of the triumph and death of her husband reached England, was created Baroness Abercromby in his memory, and awarded a pension of £2,000 a year for herself and the next three inheritors of the title.
Burial HERE in the burial ground of the Commandery of the Grand Master under the walls of the castle of St Elmo at Valetta, Malta.
Major General Sir Ralph Abercromby of Tullibody.
In 1756, Ralph Abercromby entered the army and was appointed Col. of the 103rd Foot in 1781 and Major-General in 1787. In August 1795, he was Commander-in-Chief of British forces in the West Indies, and in 1798 he was given command of forces in Ireland, followed shortly afterwards of those in Scotland, with the governorships of Fort Augustus and Fort George. In early 1801, he had command of British forces in Egypt and at the famous second battle of Aboukir he received a wound of which he died shortly afterwards. He was appointed a Knight of the Bath in 1797 and was a member of the Privy Council.
On 17 November 1767, Mary Anne, second dau and co-heir of John Menzies of Ferntower, Crieff, Perthshire, who when an account of the triumph and death of her husband reached England, was created Baroness Abercromby in his memory, and awarded a pension of £2,000 a year for herself and the next three inheritors of the title.
Burial HERE in the burial ground of the Commandery of the Grand Master under the walls of the castle of St Elmo at Valetta, Malta.
In 1756, Ralph Abercromby entered the army and was appointed Col. of the 103rd Foot in 1781 and Major-General in 1787. In August 1795, he was Commander-in-Chief of British forces in the West Indies, and in 1798 he was given command of forces in Ireland, followed shortly afterwards of those in Scotland, with the governorships of Fort Augustus and Fort George. In early 1801, he had command of British forces in Egypt and at the famous second battle of Aboukir he received a wound of which he died shortly afterwards. He was appointed a Knight of the Bath in 1797 and was a member of the Privy Council.
On 17 November 1767, Mary Anne, second dau and co-heir of John Menzies of Ferntower, Crieff, Perthshire, who when an account of the triumph and death of her husband reached England, was created Baroness Abercromby in his memory, and awarded a pension of £2,000 a year for herself and the next three inheritors of the title.
Burial HERE in the burial ground of the Commandery of the Grand Master under the walls of the castle of St Elmo at Valetta, Malta.
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