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Sir Archibald Campbell Bart. G.C.B., (12 March 1769 – 6 October 1843) was an officer of the British army, and from 1831–1837, the administrator of the colony of New Brunswick. A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt), is the holder of an hereditary title awarded by the British Crown, known as a baronetcy. ...
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Early Life Campbell was a son of Archibald Campbell, a lieutenant in the army, and his wife, Margaret, daughter of Captain James Small. He was born in Glen Lyon, Scotland.
Military Career Archibald entered the army aged 18, in 1787 as an ensign. The next year he and his regiment, the 77th Regiment of Foot, left for India, where he took part in the campaign against Tippoo Sultan in 1790. In 1791 he was promoted to Lieutenant. He served in the Mysore campaign and the first siege of Seringapatam. Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
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Ranganatha Temple Srirangapatna (British called it Seringapatam) is a small town, 13 km from Mysore in southern India. ...
In 1795, his regiment was ordered to reduce the Dutch garrison of Cochin on the coast of Malabar. In 1799 he took part of the reduction of the island of Ceylon. Cochin may refer to: Cochin China Kingdom of Kochi, a former princely state of India, merged with Travancore to form the State of Kerala Cochin city, the former name of the city of Kochi, in Kerala Hôpital Cochin, a famous hospital in Paris, France Cochin font, from the Adobe...
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In 1799 he purchased the rank of captain in the 67th but exchanged into the 88th so that he could continue with his foreign service. However, he was required by ill-health to return home in 1801. He was appointed major in the 6th battalion of reserve, stationed in Guernsey. Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ...
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In 1805 he moved to the 1st battalion which was leaving for Portugal. He fought in the battles of Rolica, Vimeira and Corunna. In 1809 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and assisted General Beresford in organising the Portuguese army. In that capacity he was made full colonel and then brigadier. He was present through most of the fighting in the Peninsula. The Battle of Rolica was fought on August 17, 1808 near the village of Rolica in Portugal, between the British under the Duke of Wellington and the French under General Delaborde. ...
The Battle of La Coruña took place on January 16, 1809, between 14,000 British under Sir John Moore, and 16,000 French under Marshal Soult, who was endeavouring to prevent the British from evacuating by sea from the port. ...
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In 1813 Campbell was appointed to the rank of major-general in the Portuguese army. In 1816 he was given command of the Lisbon division. He returned to the service of Britain in 1820, after a revolution in Portugal. Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...
Campbell was appointed colonel of the 38th Regiment of Foot and went to India with it. In India he was directed to take command of an expedition against the Burmese. The general was ordered to take control of Rangoon. On 10 May 1823 Campbell took Rangoon in twenty minutes against barely any resistance. Burmese guerrillas remained active for six months and then engaged in a conventional battle with 50,000 to 60,000 Burmese troops. Campbell commanded 6,000 troops. General Campbell attacked each wing separately, and won the battle. In the following days he won two similar battles. The Imperial forces lost 30 men while the Burmese suffered losses of more than 5,000. Campbell received the thanks of Parliament, the governor-in-council and the British East India Company gave him a gold medal and a pension of £1000 per annum for life. Yangôn, formerly Rangoon, population 4,504,000 (2001), is the capital of Myanmar. ...
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In 1839 he was made Commander-in-chief in Bombay but did not enjoy the post for long due to ill-health. This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ...
Lieutenant-governor Campbell had returned to England in 1829. In 1831 he was made lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, where he stayed for six years. Campbell was concerned for the safety of New Brunswick. For this reason he began the construction of a road, known as the "Royal Road", from Fredericton to Grand Falls, so as to improve the movement of troops into the northern part of the colony where the Americans had become a threat. For the Canadian federal electoral district of the same name, see Fredericton (electoral district) Fredericton, population 47,560 (greater Fredericton 81,346, both per 2001 census), is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ...
Grand Falls can refer to several places: Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Grand Falls Plaza, Missouri, United States It can also refer to these Canadian federal or provincial electoral districts: Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (Canadian federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador...
Marriage and Private Life Archibald Campbell married Miss Helen MacDonald of Garth, Perthshire, by whom he had two sons and three daughters.
After his service in Bombay Campbell retired. He died in Edinburgh on 6 October, 1843.
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