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The Waterloo Roll Call

Note 1 — REGIMENTAL LISTS.

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“The man who let Boney go.” This distinguished officer was second son of Capt. Neil Campbell, of Duntroon. Bn. 1st May, 1776. Joined 6th West India Regt. as ensign in 1797. After three years’ service in West Indies returned to England and joined 95th Rifles as a lieut., and in following year purchased a company in same regt. In 1805 was promoted major in 43rd Foot, and in 1806 was removed to 54th Foot. Served with this regt. in Jamaica, and in 1808 returned home. Again sent to West Indies as a bt. lt.-col. on the staff, and in that capacity was present at the capture of Guadaloupe. Commanded a Portuguese regt. during the Par. War. In Feb., 1813, was sent to Russia by the British Government, and was employed by Gen. Lord Cathcart, British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, to accompany a corps of the Russian army and report on its force and military operations. In the autumn of 1813 was detached to the siege of Dantzig, where a corps of 30,000 men was employed under Prince Alexander of Wurtemberg. On the 24th March, 1814, was severely wounded at Fere Champenoise, in France, in a cavalry charge, by a Cossack, who mistook him for a French officer and struck him to the ground. In April, 1814, was chosen by the British Government to accompany Napoleon from Fontainebleau to Elba. Author of Napoleon at Fontainebleau. In the following spring, whilst Col. Campbell was at Florence, having left 241Elba for a few days on pressing business, Napoleon formed and carried out his plan of escape. Commanded the 54th in 1815, and was at the storming of Cambray. C.B. Gold cross for the capture of Martinique and Guadaloupe, siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, and battle of Salamanca. A knight bachelor, maj.-gen., Governor of Sierra Leone, where he died of fever, 14th Aug., 1827.

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