Campbell, Neil, 1776-1827

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1797 commissioned ensign in the 6th West India regiment; 1798 exchanged into the 67th regiment; 1799 lieutenant in the 57th regiment; 1800 joined 95th (Rifle brigade); 1802-1803 Royal Military College, Marlow; 1803- assistant quartermaster-general for the southern district; 1805 major; 1806-1808 major in the 54th regiment in Jamaica; 1808 lieutenant-colonel; 1808-1810 deputy adjutant-general in the West Indies; 1810-1813 served in Peninsular War; 1813-1814 served with Russian army in Napoleonic Wars; 1814 colonel; 1814 British commissioner accompanying Napoleon to Elba; 1815 CB, knighthood; 1815 served in Southern Netherlands, including Battle of Waterloo; 1815-1818 commander of the Hanseatic Legion; 1825 major-general; 1826-1827 governor of Sierra Leone

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referencedIn Vol. LVI (ff. 242). 1815.includes:ff. 1, 3 Count Nikolai Petrovich Pahlen: Correspondence with Prince Lieven: 1815-1820.: Fr. f. 6 John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale; Lord Chancellor of Ireland: Letter to Prince Lieven: 1815. f. 8 Edward Scott..., 1815 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II. (ff. i. + 186). 26 Jan. 1815-[circ. 25] Apr. 1816. The writers are:-1. Col. Sir Neil Campbell, commissioner with Napoleon in Elba; Florence, 26 Jan. 1815. f. 3. 2. Sir H. Lowe to (a) Sir 11. Buiibury; Brussels, etc., 30 Jan.-10 June, 1815.... British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXXV (ff. 233+69*). Aug. 1809-1810.Walcheren, Zealand: Correspondence, etc., rel. to British expedition to: 1809-1810.includes:f. 1 James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1807-1834.ff. 1 -114b passim Freder... British Library
referencedIn ABERDEEN PAPERS. Vol. CCCXII (ff. 50). Memoir, dated I jan. I8I8, by Maj.-Gen. Sir Neil Campbell, C.B., justifying his conduct as British Commissioner to Napoleon at Elba; 1814-1815. Followed (f. I4) by appendices containing various documents relatin..., 1814-1815 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXXIV (ff. 172). Dec. 1808-July 1809.Francis Dighton, of Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards: Memoranda to,: 1804-1809.includes:f. 1 Sir Arthur Paget, GCB; diplomatist; 3rd son of Henry, 1st Earl of Uxbridge: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCIX (ff. 270). 1813, 1814.includes:f. 1 John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1812-1826. f. 3 J-B-Wienholt, Merchant, of London: Letters to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1813, 1814. ff. 6, 7 I..., 1813-1814 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXXVI (ff. 175+6*). 1811-Sept. 1813.includes:f. 1 Sir Charles Miles Lambert Monck, 6th Baronet; formerly Middleton: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1811. ff. 5-5b Ordnance: Memorandum rel. to improvements in fire power of 13 inch mortar: 1811. ff. 6... British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXXVIII (ff. 179). 1818-1834.includes:ff. 1, 116 General Sir George Murray, GCB: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1807-1830. ff. 2, 11 Major-General Sir Neil Campbell, d.1827: Letters, etc., to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1809-1818. f. 7 John Sanders, RA: L..., 1818-1834 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXX (ff. 355). 17 Aug.-23 Oct. 1814.includes:f. 1 Sir Walter Stirling, 1st Baronet; of Faskine: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1814. f. 3 Francis Basset, Baron De Dunstanville 1796: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1812-181... British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXXVII (ff. 239). Oct. 1813-1817.includes:ff. 3, 52 Lieutenant-General Terence O'Loghlin: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1813-1814. f. 11 Major-General Sir Denis Pack, KCB: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1813. ff. 16-218b passim Field-Marshal Sir Sta... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. (ff. i. + 224). 15 Feb. 1813-25 Nov. 1814. The writers are:-1. Col. Hudson Lowe; 15 Feb. 1813-25 Nov. 1814. ff. 2, 6, 19, 25, 35, 76, 109-132, 140-171, 187, 195, 202-217, 221-230. 2. Col. Neil Campbell, commissioner with the Russian army and... British Library
creatorOf WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. XLVII J. 'Plan of the Saintes near Guadeloupe', based chiefly on a survey by Lt. Hobbs, R.E.; 1809. Scale of one furlong to one inch [1:7920]. Full colour. Includes soundings and sailing directions. Illustrates the atta..., 1809 British Library
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Death 1827-08-14

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