Donald Campbell (Royal Navy officer)

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Donald Campbell
Born1788
Died1856
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1791–1832
RankRear-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Tobago
HMS Lily
HMS Pert
HMS Espiegle
HMS Port d'Espagne
HMS Rosamond
Leeward Islands Station
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars

Rear-Admiral Donald Campbell (1788–1856) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the Leeward Islands Station.

Naval career

Born the eldest son of Colin Campbell of Auchendoun,

Coast Guard in 1822 before retiring in 1832.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d O'Byrne
  2. ^ Haydn, Joseph (13 June 2008). The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official Personages of the British Empire ... from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ... Together with the Sovereigns and Rulers of Europe, from the Foundation of Their Respective States; the Peerage of England and Great Britain Original 1851 Digitized by the University of Michigan. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 279.

Sources

Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station
1818–1819
Succeeded by