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General Sir Archibald Campbell, KB
KB

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 (21 August 1739 – 31 March 1791) was a British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
 officer who fought in the Seven Years War, the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
 and later served as a colonial governor in Jamaica
Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
 and Madras.

Archibald was born to James and Elizabeth (Fisher) Campbell and baptized August 24, 1739 in Inveraray, Scotland
Inveraray

Inveraray is a town and former Royal Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located on the western shore of Loch Fyne near its head, and on the A83 road....
. He began his military career in the British Army as an engineer and participated in number of raids along the coast of France
France

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 and expeditions in the Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
 during the Seven Years War.






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General Sir Archibald Campbell, KB
KB

The abbreviation KB or kb can refer to:*Kilobit , a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity...
 (21 August 1739 – 31 March 1791) was a British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
 officer who fought in the Seven Years War, the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
 and later served as a colonial governor in Jamaica
Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
 and Madras.

Archibald was born to James and Elizabeth (Fisher) Campbell and baptized August 24, 1739 in Inveraray, Scotland
Inveraray

Inveraray is a town and former Royal Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located on the western shore of Loch Fyne near its head, and on the A83 road....
. He began his military career in the British Army as an engineer and participated in number of raids along the coast of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and expeditions in the Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
 during the Seven Years War. He served in the siege of Quebec where he was wounded. After the war's end he served in the British East India Company
British East India Company

The East India Company was an early England joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the Indies, but that ended up trading with the Indian subcontinent and China....
.

At the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
, Campbell was commissioned a lieutenant-colonel of the 71st Foot
71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders

The 71st Regiment of Foot was a regiment of infantry raised during the American Revolution. The unit served in both the Northern and Southern Campaigns, and participated in many major battles including the Battle of Long Island , the Battle of Brandywine , Savannah , Briar Creek , the Siege of Savannah , the Siege of Charleston , the Battle o...
. He was captured as a prisoner of war during the siege of Boston and was later exchanged for Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla warfare leader who fought against the Province of New York's settlement of Vermont, and later for Vermont's independence during the American Revolutionary War....
.

On November 8, 1778, Campbell was ordered to lead 3,000 men in an expedition from New York
New York

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 to Georgia
Province of Georgia

The Province of Georgia was one of the Southern colonies in British North America. It was the last of the Thirteen original colonies established by Kingdom of Great Britain in what later became the United States....
. In late December, the army took Savannah. His army then turn into the backcountry and captured Augusta on January 31, 1779. Campbell withdrew from Augusta on February 14. He became provisional governor of Georgia then and named Jacques Marcus Prevost
Jacques Marcus Prevost

Jacques Marc, Jacques-Marc, James Marcus or Mark Prevost was a British Army officer of Swiss origin....
 his lieutenant and successor. He returned to England in March 1779.. There he married the eldest daughter of painter Allan Ramsay
Allan Ramsay

Allan Ramsay may refer to:*Allan Ramsay , also known as Allan Ramsay the Elder, a Scottish poet*Allan Ramsay , also known as Allan Ramsay the Younger, a Scottish portrait painter...
, Amelia that July. He was lieutenant governor of Jamaica
Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
 in 1781, then in July of the next year the governor. He was appointed KB in 1785. From April 6,1786 to February 6,1789 he was Governor of Madras
Governor of Madras

*1755–1763: George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot*1763–1767: Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet*1780–1781: Charles Smith*1784–1785: George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney...
 and later in 1789 acquired the office of Usher of the White Rod
Gentleman Usher

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. He was buried April 5,1791 in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....
 next to the monument of Handel
HANDEL

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.

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He sat for thirteen sittings from January to May 1790 for a portrait by artist George Romney
George Romney (painter)

George Romney was a noted England portrait Painting....
. Romney produced several versions of the final portrait, the principal one was bought for 70 guineas by Lady Campbell from Romney via a forwarding agent in 1791, which is now owned by the National Army Museum
National Army Museum

The National Army Museum is the British Army central museum. It is located in the Chelsea, London district of central London, England adjacent to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the home of the "Chelsea Pensioners"....
 in London (FDA-1970-12-13) - it was until December 2008 on display as part of its permanent display on the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
. Three other copies are attested, one of which is now displayed in the National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art is a national art museum, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum was established in 1938 by the United States Congress, with funds for construction and a substantial art collection donated by Andrew W....
, Washington.

See Also

Carter-Campbell of Possil
Carter-Campbell of Possil

The Carter-Campbell of Possil Armorial Bearings are held by the head of the family, now resident at Craigenputtock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland....

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