John Campbell | |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 22nd Regiment of Foot Western District |
Colonel John Campbell (died 1804) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth.
Military career[]
Campbell served as commanding officer of the 22nd Regiment of Foot[1] and saw action at Newport, Rhode Island in May 1778 during the American Revolutionary War.[2] He became Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth in 1782[3] with the additional responsibility, from 1793, of the command of Western District.[4] He retired in August 1803[5] and died in 1804.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Will of John Campbell, formerly Lieutenant Colonel of the Twenty Second Regiment of Foot". National Archives. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D374511. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Fredriksen, John C. (2006). "Revolutionary War Almanac". Facts on File. p. 132. ISBN 978-0816059973. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2ZIdNNZVDzgC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=%22Colonel+John+Campbell%22+%2222nd+Regiment%22&source=bl&ots=Q83GihVL70&sig=lohcJ8Hu3L6RZ-Z5jfA8FR28NSU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirzf7Cj-jJAhVDbhQKHZCaAC8Q6AEIKzAD#v=onepage&q=%22Colonel%20John%20Campbell%22%20%2222nd%20Regiment%22&f=false.
- ↑ "No. 12313". 13 July 1782. p. 3. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/12313/page/3
- ↑ "Letter to Evan Nepean [Under-Secretary from John Campbell"]. National Archives. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=-6568824&catln=7. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "No. 15608". 6 August 1803. p. 985. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15608/page/985
- ↑ "Journals of the House of Commons, Volume 61". UK Parliament. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AxdDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA841&lpg=PA841&dq=%22John+Campbell%22+%22Governor+of+Plymouth%22&source=bl&ots=A28Om_lDR1&sig=vWsS5yGCJ4RqlZI3ZVXN0H7Vdb8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUkc_liOjJAhVEtBQKHftNDZwQ6AEIKDAE#v=onepage&q=%22John%20Campbell%22%20%22Governor%20of%20Plymouth%22&f=false. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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