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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Campbell
	First Name(s)	Sir Colin
	Year of Birth	1776
	Year of Death	1847
	Entry	Son of John Campbell : was born in 1776 : from the Perth Academy he ran away to sea, 1792 : brought home from Jamaica : Midshipman on an East Indiaman, 1793 : joined the militia, 1795 ; the Army, 1799 : went to India in 1801-2 : was under Arthur Wellesley at Ahmadnagar, Assaye and Argaum : A.D.C. to Lord Wellesley, and returned with him to England, 1805 : served in Hanover, Denmark, in Portugal, the Peninsula : was at a number of engagements, and was A.Q.M.G : K.C.B., in 1814 : was at Waterloo : Maj - General, 1825 : Lt- Governor of Nova Scotia, 1833 : Governor of Ceylon, 1839-47 : died in England, June 13, 1847

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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