The Battle of Abukir of 8 March 1801 was the second pitched battle of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria to be fought at Abu Qir on the Mediterranean coast, near the Nile Delta.
The landing of British troops at Aboukir, 8 March 1801 by Philip James de Loutherbourg
Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby 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.
Sir Ralph Abercromby, by John Hoppner
Menstrie Castle
General Abercromby by Colvin Smith
A medallion showing the capture of Trinidad and Tobago by the British in 1797.