John Campbell | |
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Died | 1804 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | 22nd Regiment of Foot Western District |
Colonel John Campbell (died 1804) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth.
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[3] with the additional responsibility, from 1793, of the command of Western District.[4] He retired in August 1803[5] and died in 1804.[6]