General James Abercrombie 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 A
Portrait by Allan Ramsay, c. 1759
Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. He is credited as one of the architects of Great Britain's successful campaign to conq
James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1706)
…his fortified camp south of Lake George. This disaster caused in September 1758 Abercrombie's recall to Great Britain and his replacement by General Jeffery Amherst. Despite his failure, he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1760, and general in 1772. James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1732…
Portrait of Jeffery Amherst by Joshua Reynolds, 1765
Grateful Reflexions on the Signal Appearances of Divine Providence for Great Britain and its Colonies in America. 1760
Portrait of Jeffery Amherst by Thomas Gainsborough, 1780. Amherst was Commander-in Chief during the response to threatened invasion by the Armada of 1779 during the American War of Independence.
On 26 March 1767 Jeffrey Amherst married Elizabeth, daughter of General George Cary (portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1767).