Sir James Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 6 November 1822 – 18 January 1824 | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Preceded by | Edward Paget |
| Succeeded by | Edward Barnes |
| 13th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon | |
| In office 22 July 1822 – ? | |
| Preceded by | Edward Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Hudson Lowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1773 |
| Died | 1835 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon |
Major-GeneralSir James Campbell (c. 1773 – 1835) was aBritish Army officer and colonial administrator.[1]
He was son of Major-General Dugald Campbell of Auchinleck (1742–1809) and his wife Elizabeth Mackay.[2]
Campbell served from 1803 in theSecond Anglo-Maratha War, underArthur Wellesley.[1]
The94th Regiment of Foot in which he served had its troops drafted into other regiments, and Campbell, promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1804, returned to the United Kingdom with the other officers. Stationed inJersey, the 94th recruited again. It was sent to Portugal in 1810, and was on garrison duty inLisbon and thenCadiz, Campbell commanding it in a brigade of the 3rd Division underThomas Picton. From October 1810 it was underCharles Colville, in the field and at thebattle of Fuentes de Oñoro in 1811.
From the end of 1811, Colville having taken over the 4th Division, Campbell commanded the 94th, to the end of thePeninsular War. He took command at theSiege of Badajoz (1812) of the 3rd Division, Picton andJames Kempt being wounded. He was himself wounded, in command, at theBattle of Salamanca in 1812, and gave up brigade command to Colville in June 1813. He was then seriously wounded at theBattle of Vitoria, commanding the 94th, and returned to England.[1]
Campbell was actingGovernor of British Ceylon, appointed in 1822 and in post until 1824. He was succeeded byEdward Barnes.[3] He was thenGovernor of Grenada, from 1826 to 1831.[4][5]
In 1817 Campbell married Lady Louisa Dorothea Cuffe, a younger daughter ofOtway Cuffe, 1st Earl of Desart.[1][6] Their fourth child, James Campbell (1822–1894), worked as an astronomer withEdmund Neville Nevill.[5] Three daughters, Elizabeth Ann Louisa, Charlotte and Emily, survived their father.[7]
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Acting Governor of British Ceylon 1822–1824 | Succeeded by |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon 1822–? | Succeeded by |
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