Rear Admiral Hon George Pryse Campbell

Rear Admiral Hon George Pryse Campbell
Title:Rear Admiral Hon
First name:George
Middle name(s):Pryse
Surname:Campbell
Year elected:1817
Last year on list:1857
MembershipNaval
Campbell entered the navy as a first class volunteer in April 1803, joining the Culloden, the Channel flagship of his uncle, Rear Admiral George Campbell, who nurtured his career. In the Namur he saw action in Strachan’s victory over four French ships that had escaped Trafalgar, 4 Nov. 1805; and as a midshipman in the Seahorse he was involved in the bloody capture of a Turkish vessel, 5 July 1808.

He served subsequently in the Downs, off Cadiz and, after being promoted lieutenant in March 1811, on the North American Station, where he distinguished himself in the frigate Belvidera’s escape from a powerful American squadron, 23 June 1812. In April 1814 he joined the Royal Sovereign yacht, which conveyed Louis XVIII to Calais. As a commander he had the Racehorse in the Mediterranean in 1818.1

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