James Campbell (Royal Marines officer)


Sir James Campbell was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career

Campbell was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1776. He became a major and field officer at the Chatham Division in April 1802 and went on to be lieutenant colonel at the Portsmouth Division in November 1808. Promoted to major-general on 27 May 1825, he became Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines in August 1825 before retiring in March 1831.