Memoir of the life of the much-lamented Lieutenant-General Sir R. Abercromby / [Sir Ralph Abercromby].

  • Ralph Abercromby
Date:
1801
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Credit: Memoir of the life of the much-lamented Lieutenant-General Sir R. Abercromby / [Sir Ralph Abercromby]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Each of the brothers in his peculiar pro- feffion, has been engaged in fupporting the State, in fome one of its departments or dominions, and Sir Ralph has no lefs exerted himft-lf in the fame caufe, on dif- A 3 fereftt be faid to be in ftraitehed circumftances, this un ¬ expected event was accompanied with very little regret. So far as concerned our General himfelf, whole difpofition was the reverfe of mercenary, the transfer of his brother’s property from his family, did not leilen, in the fmalleft degree, the affe&ibh he bore his memory. James, a third brother of the General, was killed in America, in the hard- contefied battle of Bunkers-hill. He’ was at the time a lieutenant colonel in the 2 2d foot. His fur- viving brother Robert, is not behind him in milita¬ ry rank. Me is at this time colonel of the 75th, or Highland regiment, lately ftationed at Bombay, the prefidency of which derived fign'al benefits from its Colonel’s active zeal, and approved fkill. His ju¬ dicious and fuccefsful march acrofs a vafi extent of country, to eifedl a jun&ion with the army of Lord Cornwallis, at S.eringapatham, in 1792, may be confidered as having tended to fecure the Eaft India polfeflions in the Carnatic; againfl that Once reftlefs and afpiring prince, Tippoo Sultan ; and well en? titled him to fucceed as' Commander in Chief of his Majefry’s and the Eaft-Iadia Company’s forces in Bengal,
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