Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Ralph Abercromby

Battles of Ralph Abercromby

Scottish soldier and politician; (1734-1801)

Ralph Abercromby is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1794 and 1801: 8 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (4), Egypt (3), United States (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 17,417 km apart end to end, 2,488 km between engagements on average. Most belong to French Revolutionary Wars (3), French invasion of Egypt and Syria (2), War of the Second Coalition (1).

Battle of BoxtelBattle of KrabbendamBattle of MandoraBattle of San JuanBattle of CallantsoogBattle of CastricumSecond Battle of AbukirBattle of AlexandriaBattle of San JuanBattle of CallantsoogBattle of CastricumSecond Battle of AbukirMadridAthensCasablancaCaracasKyivDakarViennaStockholmGeneva5000 km35.658N, 18.024W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1794: 1 engagements1797: 1 engagements1799: 3 engagements3 in 17991801: 3 engagements3 in 180117941801
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Boxtel, 1794Battle of San Juan, 1797Battle of Callantsoog, 1799Battle of Krabbendam, 1799Battle of Castricum, 1799Second Battle of Abukir, 1801Battle of Mandora, 1801Battle of Alexandria, 180117941801
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 September 1794Battle of BoxtelBoxtel, NetherlandsFrench victory
1797Battle of San JuanUnited States7,136 km WSpanish victory
27 August 1799Battle of CallantsoogCallantsoog, Netherlands7,100 km NEBritish victory
10 September 1799Battle of KrabbendamZijpe, Netherlands6 km SEBritish victory
6 October 1799Battle of CastricumQ137926253, Netherlands31 km SFranco-Batavian victory
8 March 1801Second Battle of AbukirAbu Qir, Egypt3,129 km SEBritish victory
13 March 1801Battle of MandoraEgypt7 km SWBritish victory
21 March 1801Battle of AlexandriaAlexandria, Egypt9 km SWBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, After John Hoppner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.