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James Abercrombie or Abercromby (1706 – April 23, 1781) was a British Army
British Army

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 general and commander-in-chief of forces in North America during the French and Indian War
French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada as the War of the Conquest. The name refers to the two main enemies of the British: the royal French forces and the various Indigenous peoples of the Americas forces allied with them....
, best known for the disastrous British losses in the 1758 Battle of Carillon
Battle of Carillon

The Battle of Carillon was fought near Fort Ticonderoga , on the shore of Lake Champlain on what was then the border between the then British colony of Province of New York, and French colony of Canada, New France , July 6?8, 1758, during the French and Indian War ....
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He was born in Glassaugh, Banffshire
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, Scotland
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  to a wealthy family, and purchased a major's commission to enter the army in 1742. He was promoted to colonel in 1746, and major-general in 1756.






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James Abercrombie or Abercromby (1706 – April 23, 1781) was a British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
 general and commander-in-chief of forces in North America during the French and Indian War
French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada as the War of the Conquest. The name refers to the two main enemies of the British: the royal French forces and the various Indigenous peoples of the Americas forces allied with them....
, best known for the disastrous British losses in the 1758 Battle of Carillon
Battle of Carillon

The Battle of Carillon was fought near Fort Ticonderoga , on the shore of Lake Champlain on what was then the border between the then British colony of Province of New York, and French colony of Canada, New France , July 6?8, 1758, during the French and Indian War ....
.

He was born in Glassaugh, Banffshire
Banffshire

The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a Counties of Scotland of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
  to a wealthy family, and purchased a major's commission to enter the army in 1742. He was promoted to colonel in 1746, and major-general in 1756. Abercrombie commanded a brigade at Louisbourg in 1757 and became commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America after the departure of John Campbell
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun

John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun was a Scotland nobleman and military leader.Campbell inherited the peerage on the death of his father in 1731, becoming Lord Loudoun....
 in March of 1758 (see Commander-in-Chief, North America
Commander-in-Chief, North America

The office of Commander-in-Chief, North America was the commander of British forces in North America before 1859. During the majority of this time, the Commander was posted to British fortifications at City of Halifax, Nova Scotia....
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That summer, he led an expedition against Fort Carillon (later known as Fort Ticonderoga). Abercrombie was a genius at organization, but vacillated in his leadership to the point where his troops called him Mrs. Nanny Cromby. He managed the remarkable feat of assembling 15,000 troops and moving them and their supplies through the wilderness. Then, on July 8, he directed his troops into a frontal assault on a fortified French position, without the benefit of artillery support. More than 2,000 men were killed or wounded. Eventually his force panicked and fled, and he retreated to his fortified camp south of Lake George
Lake George (New York)

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. This disaster caused his replacement by General Jeffrey Amherst and his recall to England in 1759. On his return to England, he sat as a member of parliament
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, and supported the coercive policy toward the American colonies.

See also

  • James Abercrombie (Bunker Hill)
    James Abercrombie (Bunker Hill)

    Colonel James Abercrombie , sometimes referred to as James Abercrombie, Junior was a British army officer who died of battle wounds as a lieutenant colonel....


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