Archibald Campbell (British Army officer, born 1774)

Archibald Campbell

CB
Archibald Campbell; CB
Born	21 October 1774
Died	23 May 1838 (aged 63); Jersey
Buried	Parish Church of St Helier
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1794–1838
Rank	Major-general
Commands	Siege of Fort Erie
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars Invasion of the Cape Colony Battle of Muizenberg; ; ; Second Anglo-Maratha War Siege of Bharatpur (WIA); ; Napoleonic Wars Caribbean Campaign Invasion of Martinique; ; Peninsular War Battle of Vitoria; Battle of the Pyrenees; Battle of the Bidassoa; Battle of Nivelle; Battle of Orthez; ; ; War of 1812 Siege of Fort Erie; ;
Awards	Army Gold Medal

Major-General Archibald Campbell CB (21 October 1774 – 23 May 1838) was a British Army officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Military career

Born the son of Sir James Campbell of Inverneill and a member of the Campbells of Inverneill,^[1] Campbell was made a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1812^[2] and commanded the 1st Bn 6th Foot at the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813.^[2] Campbell was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1835 and died in office in 1838.^[3] He is buried in the Parish Church of St Helier.^[3]

He married Martha Elizabeth Higginson.^[1]

Government offices
Preceded by Sir William Thornton	Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1835–1838	Succeeded by Sir Edward Gibbs