George Campbell of Inverneill

General George Campbell of Inverneill, (1803–1882) was commandant of the Royal Artillery and served in the East India Company.

Early life and family George Campbell was born in 1803, the third son of Duncan Campbell of Inverneill B.C.S. and his wife, Elizabeth Cooper. He was a grandson of James Campbell, 3rd of Tuerechan (8th Chief of Tearlach, descended from Clan Campbell of Craignish) and great-nephew of Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, father-in-law to Colonel Thomas Tupper Carter-Campbell of Possil and grandfather to General George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell. He had a son and two daughters with his wife Susan "Black Beauty" Campbell of Possil (daughter of Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil).

Military career Campbell joined the Royal Horse Artillery of the Bengal Army in 1822 (one of the three presidencies of the British Raj) and first served in the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824–1826 including the Battle of Donabew (March–April 1825) against the forces of General Maha Bandula.

In 1840 Campbell was appointed chief of staff to the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces, Lord Auckland. Three years later he fought in the Gwalior campaign against the Marathan forces in 1843, for which he was presented with the Gwalior Star. At the Battle of Punniar he was awarded the bronze star and the rank of brevet major for his efforts in driving the 12,000 Marathan troops from the high ground near Mangore.

Campbell was posted to serve in the First Anglo-Sikh War (The Sutlej Campaign) of 1845–46 and achieved rank of lieutenant colonel. He fought in the battles of Moodkee, Sobraon and Ferozeshah and was subsequently awarded the Sutlej Medal. Two years later, the Second Anglo-Sikh War out-broke and Campbell was placed in command of the artillery division "Lahore" where he was awarded the Punjab Medal.

Amongst the East India Company, Campbell was known to be an outstanding sportsman and a skilled horseman whose overly adventurous nature could become trying to members of his divisional staff. While at Banares, he killed his hundredth tiger.