 He arrived after the Battle of Alexandria on 21 March 1801, where soon afterward Abercromby was killed in a skirmish, dying on 28 March.Wellesley had been appointed second in command to Baird, but owing to ill-health did not accompany the expedition on 9 April 1801.Baird reached Jeddah on 17 May, where he was joined by a contingent from the Cape of Good Hope.