John Campbell (British Army officer, died 1804) explained

John Campbell
Death Date:	1804
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Colonel
Branch:	British Army
Commands:	22nd Regiment of Foot Western District

Colonel John Campbell (died 1804) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth.

Military career

Campbell served as commanding officer of the 22nd Regiment of Foot^[1] and saw action at Newport, Rhode Island in May 1778 during the American Revolutionary War.^[2] He became Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth in 1782 with the additional responsibility, from 1793, of the command of Western District.^[3] He retired in August 1803 and died in 1804.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Will of John Campbell, formerly Lieutenant Colonel of the Twenty Second Regiment of Foot. National Archives. 19 December 2015.
2. Book: Fredriksen, John C. . Revolutionary War Almanac. 132. Facts on File. 2006. 978-0816059973.
3. Web site: Letter to Evan Nepean [Under-Secretary] from John Campbell]. National Archives. 19 December 2015.
4. Book: Journals of the House of Commons, Volume 61. 1806. UK Parliament.