Note 17 — HISTORICAL RECORD

Captain Archibald Campbell, on his return from the West Indies in 1811, obtained the permission of His Royal Highness the Duke of York to proceed to Portugal, for the purpose of offering his services to Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford, which being accepted, he served from September 1811 until 1814 with the Portuguese troops in the fifth division of the British army; and was, in 1812, promoted to the rank of major. He was present in the battles of Salamanca and Vittoria; in the latter of which he commanded the advance of his brigade, consisting of every third file; when he, and two captains, under his command, were severely wounded; his conduct on the occasion was mentioned in the orders issued after the action by Major-General Spry, who commanded the brigade. Major Archibald Campbell commanded the 15th Portuguese infantry in the affairs of crossing the Bidassoa into France, forcing the enemy's lines on the Nive, on the 9th, 10th, and 11th of December 1813, on which occasion he was promoted for his conduct to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Portuguese service, and his name was mentioned in General Orders by Marshal Beresford; he was honored with a medal by his Sovereign, and on his return to England was promoted, on the 17th of February, 1814, to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel in the FORTY-SIXTH regiment, with which his earlier services were connected. He was subsequently appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, and was appointed extra aide-de-camp to His Majesty King William IV. on the 6th of May 1831, with the rank of colonel in the army. He retired from the FORTY-SIXTH regiment on the 11th of October 1839. The decease of Colonel Archibald Campbell, C.B., occurred at the Isle of Mull, on the 16th of November, 1840.