Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Ralph Abercromby

Battles of Ralph Abercromby

Scottish soldier and politician; (1734-1801)

Ralph Abercromby is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1794 and 1801: 10 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in Netherlands (5), Egypt (3), Trinidad and Tobago (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 18,833 km apart end to end, 2,093 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Second Coalition (6), French Revolutionary Wars (3), Anglo-Spanish War (1).

Battle of BoxtelInvasion of TrinidadBattle of San JuanBattle of KrabbendamBattle of MandoraAnglo-Russian invasion of HollandBattle of CallantsoogBattle of CastricumSecond Battle of AbukirBattle of AlexandriaAnglo-Russian invasion of HollandBattle of CallantsoogBattle of CastricumSecond Battle of AbukirMadridAthensCasablancaCaracasKyivDakarViennaGeneva5000 km31.655N, 18.024W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1794: 1 engagements1797: 2 engagements1799: 4 engagements4 in 17991801: 3 engagements17941801
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Boxtel, 1794Invasion of Trinidad, 1797Battle of San Juan, 1797Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, 1799Battle 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
1797Invasion of TrinidadTrinidad, Trinidad and Tobago7,489 km WBritish victory
1797Battle of San JuanSan Juan, United States1,033 km NWSpanish victory
1799Anglo-Russian invasion of HollandNorth Holland, Netherlands7,108 km NEFranco-Batavian victory; Convention of Alkmaar
27 August 1799Battle of CallantsoogCallantsoog, Netherlands22 km NWBritish 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.