Editing Ralph Abercromby (section)

==Death==
[[File:Thomas Stothard (1755-1834) - Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) at the Battle of Alexandria - RCIN 406155 - Royal Collection.jpg|thumb|Death of Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria by [[Thomas Stothard]]]]
[[File:Malta - Valletta - Triq il-Lanca - Fort Saint Elmo (MSTHC) 02 ies.jpg|thumb|Abercromby is buried in St. John's Bastion within [[Fort Saint Elmo]], [[Valletta]], [[Malta]]. It is also known as Abercrombie's Bastion in his honour.]]

During the action of the battle Abercromby was struck by a musket-ball in the thigh; but not until the battle had been won and he saw the enemy retreating did he allow himself to be relieved of command so he could receive medical aid. He was eventually borne from the field in a hammock, cheered by the blessings of the soldiers as he passed, and conveyed on board the flag-ship [[HMS Foudroyant (1798)|HMS ''Foudroyant'']] which was moored in the harbour. The ball could not be extracted; mortification ensued, and seven days later, on 28 March 1801, he died.<ref>{{cite book |title=The new international encyclopædia |date=1909 |publisher=[[Dodd, Mead and Company]] |location=New York |pages=26–27 |url=https://archive.org/stream/newinternationa43unkngoog#page/n60/mode/2up/search/tullibody |access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref>

Abercromby's old friend and commander, the Duke of York, paid tribute to Abercromby's memory in general orders:<ref name="EB1911" />

{{quote|"His steady observance of discipline, his ever-watchful attention to the health and wants of his troops, the persevering and unconquerable spirit which marked his military career, the splendour of his actions in the field and the heroism of his death, are worthy the imitation of all who desire, like him, a life of heroism and a death of glory."|style=font-size:inherit|author=[[Prince Frederick, Duke of York]] on Abercromby}}

He was buried on St John's Bastion within [[Fort Saint Elmo]] in [[Valletta]], [[Malta]]. The British military renamed it ''Abercrombie's Bastion'' in his honour.<ref>{{cite web |title=St John Bastion Caraffa – Valletta |url=http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/Knights%20Fortifications/1600.pdf |website=National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713060301/http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/Knights%20Fortifications/1600.pdf |archive-date=13 July 2015 |date=28 June 2013}}</ref> The adjacent curtain wall linking this bastion to the [[fortifications of Valletta]], originally called Santa Ubaldesca Curtain, was also renamed ''Abercrombie's Curtain''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sta Ubaldesca Curtain – Valletta |url=http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/Knights%20Fortifications/1601.pdf |website=National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713060023/http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/Knights%20Fortifications/1601.pdf |archive-date=13 July 2015 |date=28 June 2013}}</ref>