| Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde | |
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| Artist | Carlo Marochetti |
| Completion date | 1867 |
| Subject | Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde |
| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′24″N0°07′54″W / 51.5067°N 0.1317°W /51.5067; -0.1317 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Statue of Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde |
| Designated | 5 February 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1273744 |
Thestatue of Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde is aGrade II listed statue onWaterloo Place inLondon.[1] It was designed byCarlo Marochetti and erected in 1867.
Colin Campbell was a British Army Officer who served during thePeninsular War,Crimean War and in India. His most significant act was lifting theSiege of Lucknow during theIndian Mutiny.[2]
Campbell stands in bronze on a granite plinth, wearing the uniform he would have been during the mutiny. Below is a depiction ofBritannia sitting upon a Lion holding an olive branch.
The original site of the statue was a different location onHorse Guards Parade but was moved following resistance, with the Duke of Wellington mediating the situation.[3]
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