Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan
British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator (1734–1801)
🗓️ 17 April 1797
Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB 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.
