. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. hat remained in the successive attacks of yellow fever compelledhim to return to England in August 1797, whenhe obtained the rank of major-general. In thesubsequent December, his health being complete-ly re-established, he joined Sir Ralph Abercrombyin Ireland as brigadier-general, and during therebellion of 1798 was actively engaged. At Hore-town, he defeated a large body of the rebelsunder Roche, and immediately encamped nearWexford, which he delivered from th
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. hat remained in the successive attacks of yellow fever compelledhim to return to England in August 1797, whenhe obtained the rank of major-general. In thesubsequent December, his health being complete-ly re-established, he joined Sir Ralph Abercrombyin Ireland as brigadier-general, and during therebellion of 1798 was actively engaged. At Hore-town, he defeated a large body of the rebelsunder Roche, and immediately encamped nearWexford, which he delivered from the insurgents. In the disastrous expedition to Holland, inAugust 1799, he had the command of a brigadein the division of the army under Sir Ralph Aber-cromby ; and in the engagement of the 2d Octo-ber, he received two wounds, which compelledhim to return to England. In 1800 he accompa-nied Abercromby in the expedition to Egypt;and, at the disembarkation of the troops, the bat-talion which he commanded carried by assault thebatteries erected by the French on a neighbouringeminence of sand to oppose their landing. At tha. MOORE, 197 SIR JOHN. battle of Aboukir, March 21, where he was gen-eral officer of the day, his coolness, decision, andintrepidity, greatly contributed to the victory,which, however, was dearly purchased with thelife of Sir Ralph Abercromby. In this battleGeneral Moore received a dangerous wound in theleg by a musket-ball, which confined him first onboard one of the transports, and afterwards inthe neighbourhood of Rosetta, till the conclusionof the expedition. He returned home in 1801, intime to soothe the last moments of his venerablefather; on whose death he generously conferredan annuity on his mother, the half of which onlyshe would accept. After this period, General Moore was encampedwith an advanced corps at Sandgate, on the Kent-ish coast, opposite to Boulogne, preparing for thethreatened invasion of the French. As he largelyenjoyed the confidence of the
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