James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1706)

For other people with the same name, see James Abercromby (disambiguation).

General

James Abercrombie
c. 1759 portrait of Abercrombie by Allan Ramsay
Born1706
Glassaugh, Banffshire
Died23 April 1781 (aged 74–75)
Stirling, Stirlingshire
AllegianceGreat Britain
BranchBritish Army
Service years1717–1772
RankGeneral
Conflicts

General James Abercrombie (1706 – 23 April 1781) was a British Army officer and Whig politician who represented Banffshire in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1734 to 1754. He served as Commander-in-Chief, North America during the French and Indian War, and is best known for commanding the British defeat in the 1758 Battle of Carillon.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.