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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|Hugh Gough's]] army in the [[1st China War]] and in 1847 it was posted to India where Campbell commanded the brigade at [[Lahore]].  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 he served with distinction 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]]was made KCB. He achieved Aperiod on the [[First Lucknow Relief]] but was North West Frontier followed before he returned to England in turn besieged and died of dysentery shortly after the town was freed1853.
== External links ==
==== Historical books on-line ====
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YzkNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage The Life of General H. Havelock KCB] Google Books<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>
[[Category:British Military commanders|Campbell, Colin]]
[[Category:People|Campbell, Colin]]

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