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General James Abercrombie or Abercromby (1706 – 23 April 1781) of Glassaugh, Banffshire was a British Army general and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1754. He was commander-in-chief of forces in North America during the French and Indian War, best known for the disastrous British losses in the 1758 Battle of ...
- 1717–1772
- British Army
French and Indian War. James Abercrombie (born 1706, Glassaugh, Banffshire, Scot.—died April 23/28, 1781, Stirling, Stirlingshire) was a British general in the French and Indian Wars, and the commander of the British forces in the failed attack on the French at Ticonderoga.
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May 9, 2023 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Abercrombie_(British_Army_officer,_born_1706) says he was born 1706, died April 23, 1781 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, and was the son of Alexander Abercrombie and Helen Meldrum.
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Abercrombie was born in Glassaugh, Banffshire, Scotland to a wealthy family, and was appointed an ensign in the 25th Regiment of Foot at age eleven. He was promoted to captain in 1736, and purchased a major's commission in 1742. He was promoted to colonel in 1746 and served in the Flemish Campaign of the War of Austrian Succession. With the outbrea...
Abercrombie was the son of Alexander, also MP for Banffshire, and Helen Meldrum. He married Mary Duff (sister of William Duff, 1st Earl Fife) and they had one daughter.
Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography OnlineAbercromby, James (1706-1781), soldier, was born in Scotland, in 1706. He entered the British army as an infantry officer; in 1756 was promoted to the rank of major-general, and appointed second-in-command of the British forces in North America.
Jan 29, 2008 · James Abercromby, army officer (b at Banffshire, Scot 1706; d at Glassaugh, Scot 23 Apr 1781). A career soldier, he came to North America in 1756 and was appointed commander in chief of British forces.
Abercrombie, James, 1706- military officer; born at Glassaugh, Scotland, in 1706. In 1746 he became a colonel in the British army; was made major-general in 1756, lieutenant-general in 1759, and general in 1772. He came to America in 1756, where he held the chief military command until the arrival of Lord Loudoun.
