Donald Campbell (Royal Navy officer) explained

Donald Campbell
Birth Date:	1788
Death Date:	1856
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Serviceyears:	1791–1832
Rank:	Rear-Admiral
Branch:	Royal Navy
Commands:	HMS Tobago HMS Lily HMS Pert HMS Espiegle HMS Port d'Espagne HMS Rosamond Leeward Islands Station
Battles:	French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars

Rear-Admiral Donald Campbell (1788–1856) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the Leeward Islands Station.

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]

Sources

• William Richard . O'Byrne . Campbell, Donald . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . 1849 . John Murray.

Notes and References

1. O'Byrne
2. Book: Haydn. Joseph. 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. 13 Jun 2008. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. 279. en.