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The governor wrote instead to Abercromby, who was his “particular friend,” because that was “much better than writing directly to his lordship, as I know the influence he has with him.”
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He reported to the commander in chief, Abercromby, that he had told them that “their judging and determining my actions and intentions before I had communicated my opinion to them was so premature” and “so ridiculous” that he “could by no means suffer it.”
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John Campbell, earl of Loudoun, succeeded Shirley as commander in chief in North America early in the summer, accompanied by his deputy, James Abercromby.
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April: Amherst replaces Abercromby as commander in chief of British forces in North America
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December 1: James Abercromby replaces Loudoun as commander in chief in America
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The governor wrote instead to Abercromby, who was his “particular friend,” because that was “much better than writing directly to his lordship, as I know the influence he has with him.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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He reported to the commander in chief, Abercromby, that he had told them that “their judging and determining my actions and intentions before I had communicated my opinion to them was so premature” and “so ridiculous” that he “could by no means suffer it.”
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April: Amherst replaces Abercromby as commander in chief of British forces in North America
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Major General James Abercromby, his deputy, replaced him as commander in chief, with personal command of a campaign against Fort Ticonderoga.
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Abercromby, James 1706–81, commander in chief, British forces in North America, 1757–58
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