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'''Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde GCB KSI (1792-1863)''' was a British soldier who served with the [[9th Regiment of Foot]] in the Peninsular War before becoming lieutenant colonel in the [[98th Regiment of Foot]]. In 1842 the regiment joined [[Hugh Gough's]] army in the [[1st China War]] and in 1847 was posted to India where Campbell commanded the brigade at [[Lahore]].
'''Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde GCB KSI (1792-1863)''' was a British soldier who served with the [[9th Regiment of Foot]] in the Peninsular War before becoming lieutenant colonel in the [[98th Regiment of Foot]]. In 1842 the regiment joined [[Hugh Gough|Hugh Gough's]] army in the [[1st China War]] and in 1847 it was posted to India where Campbell commanded the brigade at [[Lahore]]. In the [[2nd Sikh War]] he served with distinction and was made KCB. A period on the North West Frontier followed before he returned to England in 1853. He was then a distinguished commander in the Crimea War which brought him many honours. At the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] he accepted the post of [[Commander-in-Chief in India]]. After organising the troops he led the Army of Oude in the [[Oude Campaign]] which succeeded in the [[Second Lucknow Relief]]. He became colonel of the [[93rd Regiment of Foot]] and was made Baron Clyde of Clydesdale. He left India in 1860.
 
 
went to India in 1823 where he served in the [[1st Burma War]]. He was ADC to [[Willoughby Cotton|General Sir Willoughby Cotton]] in the [[1st Afghan War]]. He took part in [[General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad]] and the subsequent siege. In the [[Gwalior Campaign]] he was Persian interpreter to [[Hugh Gough|Sir Hugh Gough]] and served in both the [[1st Sikh War]] and the [[2nd Sikh War]]. He rose to Quartermaster-General and then Adjutant-General to the British Army in India. After commanding a division in the [[Persian War]], [[Havelock's Campaign]] proved him a great military leader during the [[Indian Mutiny]]. He achieved the [[First Lucknow Relief]] but was in turn besieged and died of dysentery shortly after the town was freed.


== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/68/mode/2up Colin Campbell] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://www.rampantscotland.com/famous/blfamclyde.htm Colin Campbell] www.rampantscotland.com<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Clyde Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde] Wikipedia<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Clyde Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde] Wikipedia<br />


==== Historical books on-line ====
==== Historical books on line ====
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YzkNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage The Life of General H. Havelock KCB] Google Books<br>
[https://archive.org/stream/lifecolincampbe06shadgoog#page/n11/mode/2up ''The Life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde Vol I''] by Lt-Gen Shadwell CB 1881 (archive.org)<br />
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UvgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Memoirs+of+Major-General+Sir+Henry+Havelock+(1860)&ei=0YqhR57UMI-oiQGMj_S2Cg#PPP11,M1 Memoirs of Sir Henry Havelock] Google Books<br>
[https://archive.org/stream/lifecolincampbe01shadgoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''The Life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde Vol II''] by Lt-Gen Shadwell CB 1881 (archive.org)


[[Category:British Military commanders|Campbell, Colin]]
[[Category:British Military commanders|Campbell, Colin]]
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[[Category:People|Campbell, Colin]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, 24 July 2014

Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde GCB KSI (1792-1863) was a British soldier who served with the 9th Regiment of Foot in the Peninsular War before becoming lieutenant colonel in the 98th Regiment of Foot. In 1842 the regiment joined Hugh Gough's army in the 1st China War and in 1847 it was posted to India where Campbell commanded the brigade at Lahore. In the 2nd Sikh War he served with distinction and was made KCB. A period on the North West Frontier followed before he returned to England in 1853. He was then a distinguished commander in the Crimea War which brought him many honours. At the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny he accepted the post of Commander-in-Chief in India. After organising the troops he led the Army of Oude in the Oude Campaign which succeeded in the Second Lucknow Relief. He became colonel of the 93rd Regiment of Foot and was made Baron Clyde of Clydesdale. He left India in 1860.

External links

Colin Campbell www.rampantscotland.com
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde Wikipedia

Historical books on line

The Life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde Vol I by Lt-Gen Shadwell CB 1881 (archive.org)
The Life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde Vol II by Lt-Gen Shadwell CB 1881 (archive.org)