Frederick Campbell (British Army officer, born 1860)

For other people named Frederick Campbell, see Frederick Campbell (disambiguation).

Sir Frederick Campbell
Born(1860-02-25)25 February 1860
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died23 August 1943(1943-08-23) (aged 83)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1877–1920
RankGeneral
Commands1st (Peshawar) Division
40th Pathans
Guides Infantry
Battles / warsHazara Expedition of 1888
Chitral Expedition
Mohmand campaign of 1897–1898
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

General Sir Frederick Campbell, KCB, DSO (25 February 1860 – 29 August 1943) was a British Army officer who is best known for the Younghusband Expedition to Tibet in 1903–1904.[1]

Early life

Campbell was a student of Wellington College, Berkshire.[citation needed]

Military career

Campbell went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and after he graduated he was deployed to India where he took part in the Hazara Expedition of 1888 and the Chitral Relief Expedition in 1895. While based in the North-West Frontier Province, he served in battles against local tribesmen in 1897 (Siege of Malakand), 1897–1898 (Operations in Mamund country).[1]

During the First World War, religious leaders in the Ottoman Empire called for a holy war against the British. This inspired tribesmen of the North-West Frontier Province to revolt.[2] During this time Campbell commanded the 1st (Peshawar) Division between 1915 and 1919.[1][3][4]

Bibliography

Notes

  1. ^ a b c King's College London 2021.
  2. ^ Gündoğdu 2020, p. 243.
  3. ^ Burke & Pirie-Gordon 1937, p. 332.
  4. ^ National Army Museum 2021.

References

  • Burke, Bernard; Pirie-Gordon, Charles Harry Clinton (1937). Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Shaw. - Total pages: 2,756
  • Gündoğdu, Doç. Dr. Raşit (11 March 2020). The Sultans of the Ottoman Empire. Rumuz Yayınları. ISBN 9786055112158. - Total pages: 262
  • King's College London (2021). "General Sir Frederick Campbell (1860–1943)". King's College London. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • National Army Museum (2021). "The North-West Frontier". National Army Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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