Sir Alexander Campbell, 1st Baronet
| Sir Alexander Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 August 1760 Baleed, Perthshire |
| Died | 11 December 1824 (aged 64) Madras, British India |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Great Britain (to 1800) United Kingdom (from 1801) |
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1776–1824 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Madras Army |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Baronetcy Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
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.
Alexander Campbell was born in 1760, the son of John Campbell of Achalader, Perthshire (of a branch of the Breadalbane Campbells) and Isabella, daughter of John Campbell of Barcaldine. In 1776 at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, 16-year-old Campbell purchased a commission in the Royal Regiment and by 1780 had become a captain, moving to the 97th Regiment of Foot. In 1781 the 97th was ordered aboard ships of the Channel Fleet for service as temporary Royal Marines and Campbell served at the Great Siege of Gibraltar and the Battle of Dogger Bank against the Dutch in the same year. He returned to Gibraltar the following year and remained there until the end of the siege in 1783, when the regiment was disbanded at Hillsea and Campbell was placed on half pay. In 1787, Campbell secured a commission in a new regiment being raised for service in India, named the 74th Regiment of Foot, sailing in 1793.
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