Patrick Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Patrick Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1773 Argyll, Scotland |
| Died | 13 October 1841 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
|
| Years of service | 1780s to 1838 |
| Rank | Royal Navy Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Ariadne HMS Doris HMS Unite HMS Ocean HMS Thalia Cape of Good Hope Station |
| Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars • Capture of Désirée Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Vice-Admiral Sir Patrick Campbell, KCB (1773 – 13 October 1841) was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who was distinguished by his service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. During his service in a number of ships in the Mediterranean and English Channel, Campbell saw several small ship actions and was successful in every one, even surviving a double shipwreck in 1805. Following the war, Campbell retired for ten years before returning to service, later commanding at the Cape of Good Hope.
Campbell was born in 1773, the son of Colonel John and Colina Campbell of Melfort, Argyll. One of his younger brothers was to become the celebrated British Army general Sir Colin Campbell and another was General Frederick Campbell. Patrick Campbell went to sea at a young age and, following the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War, was promoted to lieutenant in 1794. In 1797, Campbell was again promoted, this time to commander. Between 1798 and mid-1799 he was captain of the floating battery HMS Firm. Next he took over the sloop HMS Dart in the English Channel.
Dart was an experimental ship, designed to operate in coastal waters at close range, she carried 30 carronades but no long guns, and her armament proved highly successful in an attack on Dunkirk in 1800 in which Dart was able to come alongside the larger and better armed French frigate Désirée, fire into her and bring her out of the harbour successfully, despite the enemy having numerous advantages over the British sloop. For this operation, Campbell was promoted to post captain and given command of the frigate HMS Ariadne.
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