CAMPBELL, Sir COLLN, Lord CLYDE, one of the bravest soldiers and most distinguished generals of modern times, was born in Glasgow, in 1792. His father was a cabinet maker, named John Macliver, but Colin assumed the name of Campbell, to gratify an uncle on the mother's side. He entered the army as an ensign in 1808; fought through the war in the Spanish penisula with distinction, and took part in the expedition to the United States in 1814. In 1842, he attained the rank of col., and in the same year he was present at the attack on Chusan, in China, and for his services there received hon orable mention in the Gazette. He next served in the Punjab, commanding the left at the battle of Chillianwallah. For his conduct in this battle, lord Gough awarded him the highest praise in his dispatch to the governor-general of India. He next commanded in the Peshawur district, with uniform success against the hill-tribes. On the breaking out of the Crimean war in 1854, be was appointed to the command of the Highland brigade, and took a prominent part at the battle of the Alma; and afterwards at Balak lava, where, with the 93d Highlanders, which he did not even form into square, he beat back the Russian cavalry, who were swooping down on the port, with its accumulation of shipping and stores. His services in this war were rewarded with promotion to the
rank of tnaj.gen., and he was also created a knight grand cross of the order of the bath, and received the cross of the French legion of honor. He was appointed inspec tor-gen. of infantry, and in 1857, commander of the forces in India, then engaged in quelling the Indian mutiny, which by his energy and judgment was soon utterly sub dued. One of the most notable characteristics of C.'s generalship, was the care he took of the lives of his men, all his victories being won with the minimum expenditure of the blood of his soldiers. For his exploits in India, C., in 1858, was created a peer of the realm, with the title of baron Clyde. and appointed a gen., the East India company granting him an annuity of £2000. C. arrived in Britain from India in 1860, and died Aug., 1863.