Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Abercrombie” in entry howe-george-augustus-viscount of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...d and William Howe.
His fall was regarded as an ill omen in the army, and produced almost universal consternation and languor.
Mante says: With him the soul of the expedition seemed to expire.
Abercrombie returned with his troops to Albany.
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