Ralph Abercromby

Lieutenant-General

Sir Ralph Abercromby

KB
Lieutenant-General; Sir Ralph Abercromby; KB
	Portrait by John Hoppner, c. 1798
Born	7 October 1734; Menstrie, Clackmannanshire
Died	28 March 1801 (aged 66); Near Alexandria, Ottoman Egypt
Buried	Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta 35°54′10″N 14°31′12″E / 35.90278°N 14.52000°E
Allegiance	Great Britain ; United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1756–1801
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Conflicts	Seven Years' War West German campaign Battle of Warburg; ; ; French Revolutionary Wars Flanders campaign Battle of Tourcoing; Battle of Boxtel; ; West Indies campaign; Fédon's rebellion; Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808) Invasion of Trinidad (1797); Battle of San Juan (1797); ; Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland Battle of Callantsoog; Battle of Krabbendam; Battle of Castricum; ; Irish Rebellion of 1798; French invasion of Egypt and Syria Battle of Abukir (1801); Battle of Mandora; Battle of Alexandria (1801) (DOW); ; ;
Relations	Alexander Abercromby, Lord Abercromby (brother); Sir Robert Abercromby (brother)
Other work	Member of Parliament; Governor of Trinidad; Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire

Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB (7 October 1734 – 28 March 1801) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Trinidad in 1797. Rising to the rank of lieutenant general in the British army, he was commander-in-chief, Ireland, and was noted for his military service during the French Revolutionary Wars, which included defeating the French invasion of Egypt and Syria.