George Campbell of Inverneill
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General George Campbell of Inverneill, CB, KA (1803–1882) was Commandant of the Royal Artillery and served in the East India Company
Biography
George Campbell was born in 1803, the third son of Duncan Campbell of Inverneill B.C.S. and his wife, Elizabeth Cooper.
There have been few more distinguished and adventurous Anglo-Indian officers in our Presidential armies than the late General Campbell C.B, K.A. and few smarter officers ever wore the "jacket 3". He passed all his regimental service in the Bengal Horse Artillery; and, as soldier or sportsman, none was better known in India than he.
Military career
He joined the Royal Horse Artillery of the Bengal Army in 1822 (one of the three presidencies of the British Raj) and first served in the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824–1826 including the Battle of Donabew (March–April 1825) against the forces of General Maha Bandula.[3]
In 1840 he was appointed
Campbell was posted to serve in the
In 1853 Campbell had been put in charge of the Artillery Divisions ""Agra", "Meerut" and Cawnpore and in 1854 was made commander of I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery. In 1856, he was promoted to brigadier general and stationed at Rawal Pindee. The following year, the Indian Mutiny commenced which Campbell served through including the Siege of Cawnpore and was presented with the Indian Mutiny Medal. In the second year of the mutiny Campbell was promoted to major-general and commanded the forces at Banares.[5]
Amongst the East India Company, Campbell was known to be an outstanding sportsman and a highly skilled horseman whose overly adventurous nature could become trying to members of his divisional staff. While at Banares, he killed his hundredth tiger.[4]
Post active service
After 1863, Campbell retired from active service (though remained serving the East India Company) and was awarded the Distinguished Service Pension in 1865. Two years later he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath and in 1868 was promoted to lieutenant-general.[4]
He returned to England in 1871 and three years later was given full rank of general and made commander of the Royal Artillery.[3]
On 25 April 1882, at the age of 78, Campbell died at his house No. 1, Byng Place, Gordon Square, London.[4] He is buried at the mausoleum on the grounds of Inverneill House with his brother Maj-General Archibald Lorne Campbell who died a year later.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Campbell (3d bart.), Sir Duncan Alexander Dundas (1925). Records of Clan Campbell in the Military Service of the Honourable East India Company, 1600–1858. Longmans, Green & Company. p. xliv.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Clan Macfarlane and associated clans genealogy". Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Campbell14. 2014.
- ^ a b Campbell (3d bart.), Sir Duncan Alexander Dundas (1925). Records of Clan Campbell in the Military Service of the Honourable East India Company, 1600–1858. Longmans, Green & Company. p. lxxvi.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ISBN 9781935501060.
- ISBN 9788120613058.
- ^ Inverneill, Mausoleum. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 2014. Item SC 558857.