- Patrick Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
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name= Sir Patrick Campbell
lived= 1773 –13 October ,1841
placeofbirth=Argyll ,Scotland
placeofdeath=Leamington Spa ,Warwickshire
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allegiance= flagicon|United KingdomUnited Kingdom
serviceyears= 1780s to 1838
rank=Royal Navy Vice-Admiral
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battles=French Revolutionary Wars • Capture of "Désirée"Napoleonic Wars
awards=Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
laterwork= Vice-Admiral Sir Patrick Campbell, KCB (1773 –13 October ,1841 ) was a senior BritishRoyal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who was distinguished by his service in the French Revolutionary andNapoleonic Wars . During his service in a number of ships in theMediterranean andEnglish Channel , Campbell saw several small ship actions and was successful in every one, even surviving a double shipwreck in 1805. Following the war, Campbell retired for ten years before returning to service, later commanding at theCape of Good Hope .Naval career
Campbell was born in 1773, the son of Colonel John and Colina Campbell of
Argyll . One of his younger brothers was to become the celebratedBritish Army general Sir Colin Campbell. Patrick Campbell went to sea at a young age, and following the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War was promoted tolieutenant in 1794. In 1797, Campbell was again promoted tocommander and two years later took over thesloop HMS "Dart" in the English Channel."Dart" was an experimental ships, designed to operate in coastal waters at close range, she carried 30
carronades but no long guns, and her armament proved highly successful in an attack onDunkirk in 1800 in which "Dart" was able to come alongside the larger and better armed French frigate "Désirée", fire into her and bring her out of the harbour successfully, despite the enemy having numerous advantages over the British sloop. For this operation, Campbell was promoted topost captain and given command of the frigate HMS "Ariadne".In 1803, Campbell moved to HMS "Doris" and commanded her until she was wrecked in 1805 on a rock in
Quiberon Bay . The crew successfully escaped to the nearby ship of the line HMS "Tonnant", but in transferring from "Tonnant" to the blockading squadron's flagship, the small boat he was in overturned and Captain Jervis of "Tonnant" was drowned. Campbell was rescued from the water and later took over the frigate HMS "Unite", commanding her in theAdriatic .In 1811, Campbell was given command of the ship of the line HMS "Leviathan" in the Mediterranean, in which he saw out the war. In 1815, Campbell entered temporary retirement and was made a
Companion of the Bath . He remained at his estate inWarwickshire until 1824, when he returned to the sea as captain of the ship of the line HMS "Ganges" with the Home Fleet. The following year he married Margaret Wauchope, with whom he would have two children;Patrick John Campbell who became a general in theRoyal Artillery and Colin Campbell who served in the Royal Navy.In 1827, Campbell took HMS "Ocean" to reinforce
Edward Codrington in the Mediterranean but arrived too late to take part in theBattle of Navarino Bay . In 1830, "Ocean" was paid off and the same year Campbell was promoted torear-admiral . Between 1834 and 1837, he flew his flag in HMS "Thalia" as the commander at theCape of Good Hope and was knighted in 1836. Following retirement in 1837, Campbell settled atLeamington Spa and was raised to vice-admiral. He died on13 October 1841 at his home. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4530?docPos=2 Campbell, Sir Patrick] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ", J. K. Laughton, Retrieved26 May 2008 ]Notes
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NAME=Campbell, Patrick
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Royal Navy officer
DATE OF BIRTH=1773
PLACE OF BIRTH=Argyll ,Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=13 October ,1841
PLACE OF DEATH=Leamington Spa ,Warwickshire
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