Donald Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
Rear-Admiral Donald Campbell (1788–1856) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the Leeward Islands Station.
Donald Campbell | |
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| Born | 1788 |
| Died | 1856 |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Years of service | 1791–1832 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Tobago HMS Lily HMS Pert HMS Espiegle HMS Port d'Espagne HMS Rosamond Leeward Islands Station |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Naval career
Born the eldest son of Colin Campbell of Auchendoun, Argyll, Campbell joined the Royal Navy on 4 June 1791.[1] He became commander of the schooner HMS Tobago in February 1805, the packet boat HMS Lily in September 1805 and the sloop HMS Pert in May 1807.[1] He went on to be command the sloop HMS Espiegle in September 1809, the sloop HMS Port d'Espagne in April 1810 and the fifth-rate HMS Rosamond in September 1810.[1] He became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station in 1818[2] and Inspecting-Commander in the Coast Guard in 1822 before retiring in 1832.[1]
References
- O'Byrne
- Haydn, Joseph (13 Jun 2008). The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official Personages of the British Empire ... from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ... Together with the Sovereigns and Rulers of Europe, from the Foundation of Their Respective States; the Peerage of England and Great Britain Original 1851 Digitized by the University of Michigan. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 279.
Sources
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Harvey |
Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station 1818–1819 |
Succeeded by Thomas Huskisson |
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