Archibald Campbell (major-general)
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Major-General Archibald Campbell CB
(21 October 1774 – 1838) was a British Army
officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
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, Campbell was made a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1812 and commanded the 1st Bn 6th Foot at the Battle of Vitoria
in June 1813. Campbell was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
in 1835 and died in office in 1838. He is buried in the Parish Church of St Helier
.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(21 October 1774 – 1838) was a British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....
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Military career
Born the son of Sir James Campbell of Inverneill and a member of the Campbells of InverneillCampbell of Craignish
The Campbells of Craignish , form one of the oldest branches of the ancient and powerful Clan Campbell in Scotland.. They claim descent from Dugald Campbell, the second son of Sir Archibald Gillespic Campbell , 5th Knight of Lochawe and 20th Chief of Clan Campbell at the time...
, Campbell was made a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1812 and commanded the 1st Bn 6th Foot at the Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Vitoria
At the Battle of Vitoria an allied British, Portuguese, and Spanish army under General the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, leading to eventual victory in the Peninsular War.-Background:In July 1812, after...
in June 1813. Campbell was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....
in 1835 and died in office in 1838. He is buried in the Parish Church of St Helier
Parish Church of St Helier
The Parish Church of St Helier is the parish church of the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. It is one of the twelve 'Ancient Parish Churches' of Jersey, and serves as the Island's civic church and Pro-Cathedral.-Dedication:...
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