Frederick Campbell (British Army officer, born 1860)
Frederick Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1860 |
| Died | 1943 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | General |
General Sir Frederick Campbell (1860-1943) was a British officer who is probably his most famous for the Younghusband Expedition to Tibet in 1903-1904.[1]
Early life[edit]
A student of Wellington College, Berkshire.[citation needed]
Military career[edit]
Frederick Campbell went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and after he graduated he was deployed to India where he took part in 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]
WWI[edit]
During WWI 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 1 Peshawar Division between 1915 and 1919.[1] [3] [4]
Bibliography[edit]
Notes
- ^ a b c King's College London 2021.
- ^ Gündoğdu 2020, p. 243.
- ^ Burke & Pirie-Gordon 1937, p. 332.
- ^ 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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