Patrick Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Patrick Campbell | |
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| Born | 1773 Cape of Good Hope Station |
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| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Vice-Admiral Sir Patrick Campbell,
Mediterranean and English 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 the Cape of Good Hope
.
Naval career
Campbell was born in 1773, the son of Colonel John and Colina Campbell of Melfort,
Colin Campbell and another was General Frederick Campbell. Patrick Campbell went to sea at a young age and, following the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War, was promoted to lieutenant in 1794. In 1797, Campbell was again promoted, this time to commander. Between 1798 and mid-1799 he was captain of the floating battery HMS Firm. Next he took over the sloop HMS Dart in the English Channel.[1]
Dart was an experimental ship, designed to operate in coastal waters at close range, she carried 30
post captain and given command of the frigate HMS Ariadne.[1]
In 1803, Campbell moved to
Adriatic.[1]
In 1811, Campbell was given command of the ship of the line
Companion of the Bath. He remained at his estate in Warwickshire 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 had two children; Patrick John Campbell, who became a general in the Royal Artillery, and Colin Campbell who served in the Royal Navy.[1]
In 1827, Campbell took
Cape of Good Hope Station[2] and was knighted in 1836. Following retirement in 1837, Campbell settled at Leamington Spa and was raised to vice-admiral. He died on 13 October 1841 at his home.[1]
Notes
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, J. K. Laughton, Retrieved 26 May 2008
- ^ Hiscocks, Richard (17 January 2016). "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.