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'Archibald Campbell' (1739-1791) was a British military officer who fought in the Seven Years War, the American Revolution and later served as a colonial governor in Jamaica and Madras.
Archibald was born to James and Elizabeth (Fisher) Campbell and baptized August 24, 1739 in Inveraray, Scotland. He began his military career in the British Army as an engineer and participated in number of raids along the coast of France and expeditions in the Caribbean during the Seven Years War. He served in the siege of Quebec where he was wounded. After the war's end he served in the British East India Company.
At the outbreak of the American Revolution, Campbell was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of the 71st Highlanders. He was captured as a prisoner of war during the siege of Boston and was later exchanged for Ethan Allen.
On November 8, 1778, Campbell was ordered to lead 3,000 men in an expedition from New York to Georgia. In late December, the army took Savannah. His army then turn into the backcountry and captured Augusta on January 31, 1779. Campbell withdrew from Augusta on February 14.