General James Abercrombie was born in 1706 in Banffshire, Scotland. He was a British army general and commander-in-chief of many British forces in North America. He entered the army in 1742 and was promoted to colonel in 1746. After gaining experience of war in the War of Austrian Succession, in was promoted to major-general in 1756.
Abercrombie commanded a brigade at Louisbourg in 1757 and took over as commander of the British forces in North America in December of 1757. That same year during the summer, he was commanded to lead an expedition which turned into the Battle of Carillon in preparation to take Montreal. He took 15,000 troops into the Battle of Carillon but faced a disastrous defeat by losing 2,000 troops. He was replaced by Jeffrey Amherst in 1759 due to this terrible defeat. Evening though he failed miserably, he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1759 and later general in 1772. He died on April 23, 1781 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Abercrombie commanded a brigade at Louisbourg in 1757 and took over as commander of the British forces in North America in December of 1757. That same year during the summer, he was commanded to lead an expedition which turned into the Battle of Carillon in preparation to take Montreal. He took 15,000 troops into the Battle of Carillon but faced a disastrous defeat by losing 2,000 troops. He was replaced by Jeffrey Amherst in 1759 due to this terrible defeat. Evening though he failed miserably, he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1759 and later general in 1772. He died on April 23, 1781 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.