George Campbell of Inverneill
| General George Campbell, C.B., K.A | |
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| Born | 1803 East Indies |
| Died | 25 April 1882 No. 1, Byng Place, Gordon Square, London, WC1 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1823–1874 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Royal Artillery I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery 7th (Meerut) Division Army Group Royal Artillery 3rd (Lahore) Division Artillery Division Cawnpore |
| Battles/wars |
Mutiny at Banares First Anglo-Burmese War First Anglo-Sikh War Punjab campaign of 1848–49 Battle of Mudki Siege of Cawnpore Gwalior Campaign Battle of Sobraon Battle of Ferozeshah |
| Awards |
Punjab Medal Indian Mutiny Medal India General Service Medal Gwalior Star Sutlej Medal Bronze Star Order of the Bath |
| Relations |
Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell KB General George Carter-Campbell Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil |
General George Campbell of Inverneill, C.B., K.A (1803–1882) was Commandant of the Royal Artillery and served in the East India Company.
George Campbell was born in 1803, the first son of Duncan Campbell of Inverneill B.C.S. and his wife, Elizabeth Cooper. He was a grandson of James Campbell (1706–1760) 3rd of Tuerechan (8th Chief of Tearlach, descended from Clan Campbell of Craignish) and nephew of Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell KB, father-in-law to Colonel Thomas Tupper Carter-Campbell of Possil and grandfather to General George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell CB, DSO. He had a son and two daughters with his wife Susan "Black Beauty" Campbell of Possil (daughter of Col. Alexander Campbell of Possil).
He joined the Royal Horse Artillery of the Bengal Army in 1822 (one of the three presidencies of the British Raj) and first served in the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824–1826 including the Battle of Donabew (March–April 1825) against the forces of General Maha Bandula.
In 1840 he was appointed chief of staff to the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces, Lord Auckland. Three years later he fought in the Gwalior Campaign against the Marathan forces in 1843, for which he was presented with the Gwalior Star. At the Battle of Punniar he was awarded the bronze star and the rank of brevet major for his efforts in driving the 12,000 Marathan troops from the high ground near Mangore.
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