Lt Gen Sir Colin Campbell^[1]

1754 - 1814  (60 years)

• Name	Colin Campbell
  Prefix	Lt Gen Sir
  Birth	1754
  Gender	Male
  Death	1814
  Person ID	I126772	First tree
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Mother	Ann Carolina Campbell,   b. Abt 1728   d. 1800 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F46092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Johnson,   b. 1763   d. 1832 (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Amelia Jane Campbell   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Maj.-Gen. Sir Guy (1st Bt.) Campbell, CB,   b. 22 Jan 1786   d. 26 Jan 1849 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F14344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2023

  
  

• Notes

  'His Excellency' at time of Amelia's wedding in Ceylon, where he was Governor. Lieutenant General Colin Campbell (1754– 1814) was Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar. Campbell was commissioned into the 71st Regiment of Foot in 1771 and then transferred to the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1783. In 1796 he went to Ireland and two years later fought at the Battle of Vinegar Hill. In 1810 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar. During the Peninsular War he insisted on keeping Gibraltar well garrisoned and also regarded Tarifa as within his command and denied it to the French invading force there. His son Guy Campbell was created a Baronet in his honour in 1815.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] .