2-620-596 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Landing of Sir Ralph Abercromby and British Forces at Alexandria, 1801. In 1801 Sir Ralph Abercromby was sent with an army to dispossess the French of Egypt. The debarkation of the troops at Abukir, in the face of strenuous opposition, is ranked among the most daring and brilliant exploits of the British army. From The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine Volume I [The Illustrated London News, London, 1884]