John Campbell of Strachur Military person

General John Campbell, 17th Chief of MacArthur Campbells of Strachur (1727 – 28 August 1806) was a Scottish soldier and senior nobleman, who commanded the British forces at the Siege of Pensacola, and succeeded Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester as Commander-in-Chief in North America in 1783 following the end of the American War of Independence.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1727
Birth place
Scotland , Argyll
Date of deathAugust 28, 1806
Place of death
Scotland , Argyll

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military operations
American Revolutionary War
War of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
Jacobite risings
military commandCommander-in-Chief North America

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External resources

  1. http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=boolean;xc=1;g=floridagrp;xg=1;q1=1780;rgn1=full%20text;op2=And;rgn2=full%20text;op3=And;rgn3=full%20text;a=45;rgn=div1;c=fhq;view=text;ALLSELECTED=1;sort=occur;cc=fhq;node=SN00154113_0027_004%3A2;idno=SN00154113_0027_004
  2. http://www.littletownmart.com/fdh/pensacola-war.htm