James Campbell (Royal Marines officer) explained

Sir James Campbell
Birth Date:	1761
Death Date:	23 January 1840
Death Place:	Rothesay, Bute
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Branch:	Royal Marines
Rank:	Major-General
Commands:	Royal Marines
Awards:	Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order

Major-General Sir James Campbell (1761 – 23 January 1840) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career

Campbell was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1776.^[1] He became a major and field officer at the Chatham Division in April 1802^[2] and went on to be lieutenant colonel at the Portsmouth Division in November 1808.^[3] Promoted to major-general on 27 May 1825, he became Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in August 1825^[4] before retiring in March 1831.^[5]

Sources

• Book: Moore, John . The First Fleet Marines . 1989 . University of Queensland Press . 0702220655.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Gentlemans Magazine. 1840. 222. 27 May 2016.
2. Book: Royal Military Calendar. James Campbell Royal Marines 1805.. 231. 1820. T. Egerton.
3. Web site: Naval Chronicle for 1808. Joyce Gold. 422.
4. Web site: List of the Officers of the Royal Marine Forces on full and half pay. 20. 1831. Admiralty. 27 May 2016.
5. Web site: United Service Magazine. 577. 1831. Henry Colburn. 20 May 2016.