Sir Alexander Campbell, 1st Baronet
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Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Campbell, 1st Baronet, GCB (20 August 1760 – 11 December 1824) was a senior officer of the British Army during the early nineteenth century. His long and varied career saw extensive action, including engagements in Europe during the American Revolutionary War, in India during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War and subsequently in the Peninsular War as one of the Duke of Wellington's generals. Badly wounded during the Peninsular campaign, Campbell was rewarded with a knighthood and a baronetcy, later holding a number of prestigious military commands.
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Alexander Campbell | |
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Born | (1760-08-20)20 August 1760 Baleed, Perthshire, Kingdom of Great Britain |
Died | 11 December 1824(1824-12-11) (aged 64) Madras, India |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain (to 1800) United Kingdom (from 1801) |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1776–1824 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | Madras Army |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Awards | Baronetcy Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
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