Browne Clayton's folly: the World Monuments Fund secures the future of an extraordinary Irish monument. (travel).(Brief Article) Geographical (6/1/2002)
...flagpole. The monument was erected to commemorate Sir Ralph Abercromby, who was in charge of the British forces in Ireland before 1798. Abercromby went on to play a decisive role in the military campaign...
The Mediterranean campaign, 1800-1. (The Geopolitics of the First British Expedition to Egypt, part 2) Middle Eastern Studies (10/1/1994)
...British commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, Sir Ralph Abercromby, at the head of 15,000 troops sent to challenge...attack from the Mediterranean, Syria and the Red Sea. Abercromby, who was at Gibraltar, would take 15,000 men to...
San Juan: city of riches: Puerto Rico's capital offers fine beaches, a tropical climate, and history galore. (PVA's Convention City). Paraplegia News (7/1/2002)
...Its fortifications repulsed the English navigator Sir Francis Drake in 1595, as well as later attacks. In...de Le6n, made from British cannons captured during Sir Ralph Abercromby's attack in 1797. A number of historic buildings...
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