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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , Samuel , 1722 -1803 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Campbell , Sir Archibald 1739 -1791 (search)
Campbell, Sir Archibald 1739-1791
Military officer; born in Inverary, Scotland, in 1739; entered the British army in 1758; became a lieutenant-colonel in 1775; with a part of his command was captured in Boston Harbor early in the Revolutionary War, and was cruelly treated in retaliation for treatment of American officers captured by the British.
On Dec. 29, 1778, he captured Savannah, Ga., and gave orders to his officers to show leniency to the people.
On Jan. 29, 1779, he took Augusta, but on Feb. 13, he was forced to evacuate that city.
He died in London, England, March 31, 1791.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), U. S. S. Constitution , or old Ironsides, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Davis , Jefferson , 1808 -1889 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Estaing , Charles Henry Theodat , Count Da , 1729 - (search)