Colin Campbell (British Army officer)

Colin Campbell
Born	1754
Died	1814 (aged 59 or 60)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Irish Rebellion Peninsular War

Lieutenant General Colin Campbell (1754–1814) was Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar.

Military career

Campbell was commissioned into the 71st Regiment of Foot in 1771 and then transferred to the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1783.^[1] In 1796 he went to Ireland and fought, two years later, at the Battle of Vinegar Hill.^[1]

In 1810 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar.^[1] During the Peninsular War he insisted on keeping Gibraltar well garrisoned and also regarded Tarifa as within his command and denied it to the French invading force there.^[1]

His son Guy Campbell was created a Baronet in his honour in 1815.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Colin Campbell at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Government offices
Preceded by Sir John Cradock	Governor of Gibraltar (acting) 1809–1814	Succeeded by Sir George Don

Persondata
Name	Campbell, Colin
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Date of birth	1754
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Date of death	1814
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