General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, GCB was an Irish soldier and politician. He served for many years in the British Army, most notably as commander in the Egyptian campaign when he
The Battle of Alexandria by Philip James de Loutherbourg. Following Sir Ralph Abercromby's fatal wound at the battle, Hely-Hutchinson took command of British forces for the remainder of the Egyptian Campaign.
Battle of Alexandria (1801)
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The Battle of Alexandria was fought on 21 March 1801, where the British army and naval forces repelled an assault by the French army as part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. Led by General S
John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore
…Hely-Hutchinson was second-in-command of the 1801 expedition to Egypt, under Abercromby. Following Abercromby's death in March after being wounded at the Battle of Alexandria, Hely-Hutchinson took command of the force. From then he was able to besiege the French firstly at Cairo which capitulated in June and then besieged…
Abercromby (centre) fighting two French dragoons