Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet
Archibald Campbell | |
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Portrait by John Wood | |
| Born | 12 March 1769 Glen Lyon |
| Died | 6 October 1843 Edinburgh |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army Portuguese Army |
| Years of service | 1787–1843 (Britain) 1813–1820 (Portugal) |
| Rank | General (Britain) Major-General (Portugal) |
| Commands | 71st Regiment of Foot 6th Portuguese Infantry Regiment 38th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Army Gold Cross Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal) Maha Thura Nawratha (Burma) |
| Alma mater | Tonbridge School |
Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet GCB (12 March 1769 – 6 October 1843) was a British army officer. From 1824 to 1826, Gen. Campbell commanded the British forces in the First Anglo-Burmese War, the longest and most expensive war in British Indian history, that gave the British control of Assam, Manipur, Cachar, Jaintia, Arakan and Tenasserim. He became known as the "Hero of Ava". From 1831 to 1837, he was the administrator of the colony of New Brunswick, Canada. The Canadian city of Campbellton in the province of New Brunswick was named in his honour.