27-3166: David Campbell may refer to: Academia [ edit ] David Kelly Campbell (born 1944), American physicist David George Campbell (born 1949), American professor and writer David Campbell (Australian political scientist) (born 1961), Australian political scientist David E. Campbell (political scientist) (born 1971), American political scientist Entertainment and literature [ edit ] David Campbell (poet) (1915–1979), Australian poet David Campbell (painter) (born 1936), American realist painter David Ray Campbell (born 1954), American television writer, theater producer, and comedy manager David E. Campbell (sound engineer) , American sound engineer Law [ edit ] David Campbell (judge, born 1750) (1750–1812), territorial and state judge in North Carolina and Tennessee David G. Campbell (born 1952), American federal judge David Campbell (legal academic) (born 1958), British legal academic Music [ edit ] David Campbell (composer) (born 1948), Canadian-American musician and arranger David Campbell (clarinetist) (born 1953), British classical clarinetist David Campbell (singer) (born 1973), Australian singer, stage actor and television presenter David Paul Campbell , American musician and songwriter Politics [ edit ] David Campbell (Virginia politician) (1779–1859), Governor of Virginia, 1837–1840 David Campbell (Manitoba politician) (1870–1932), Manitoba Liberal Party leader David Robb Campbell (1874/5–1934), Irish trade unionist and politician Sir David Campbell (MP) (1891–1963), Northern Irish politician David Campbell (Australian politician) (born 1957), New South Wales Police and Transport Minister David Campbell (New Hampshire politician) (born 1957), New Hampshire House of Representatives David Campbell (Northern Ireland politician, born 1965) (born 1965), Northern Ireland politician and businessman Sports [ edit ] David Campbell (American football) (1873–1949) David Campbell (baseball) , Negro league baseball player David Campbell (athlete) (born 1960), Canadian Olympic middle-distance runner David Campbell (footballer) (born 1965), Northern Irish footballer Chad Campbell (David Chad Campbell, born 1974), American professional golfer Other [ edit ] David Callender Campbell (naturalist) (1860–1926), Irish businessman and naturalist Sir David Campbell (British Army officer) (1869–1936), British general and jockey, Governor of Malta Sir David Campbell (pharmacologist) (1889–1978), Scottish physician and pharmacologist David N. Campbell (born 1941), American charity executive, All Hands Volunteers founder and chairman David Campbell (admiral) (born 1945), Australian rear admiral, Deputy Chief of Navy David James Campbell (born 1983), Australian advertising executive David P. Campbell , American psychologist David Campbell (1912 fireboat) ,
54-402: A second lieutenant in the 9th Lancers on 15 March 1889. Joining the cavalry was an expensive business. A junior officer's pay was just £95 a year, but the expenses of regimental living—such as mess bills—meant that a private income of at least £500 a year was required, in addition to a similar amount when first commissioned to buy horses, uniform and other equipment. At the time the regiment
81-614: A base at Muttra , arriving on 10 October 1898; the remainder of the year was spent in exercises around Delhi and Aligarh . Campbell was promoted captain on 3 May 1899. Campbell married Janet Mary Aikman, daughter of Sir Robert Aikman in Kensington in the quarter ending June 1899, and was still on leave until his recall as the regiment was being mobilised for the Second Boer War in September 1899. He served with
108-648: A contemporary report in The Times , this time riding Nelly Gray, a horse belonging to an officer from the 16th Lancers . However, some later sources, such as his obituary in The Times , state that he won the Grand Military that year, probably based on his own entry in Who's Who . Though he had actually sold Soarer to Hall Walker a few weeks earlier, that was still the horse he rode to his greatest victory, in
135-450: A fireboat built in 1912 for Oregon's Portland Fire and Rescue David Campbell (1927 fireboat) , a fireboat built in 1928 for Oregon's Portland Fire and Rescue See also [ edit ] Dave Campbell (disambiguation) Campbell (surname) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
162-877: A name for himself as an amateur jockey, and on 9 March 1894 at the Grand Military Meeting at Sandown Park he won the Maiden Steeplechase on The Soarer, a horse he had acquired on the toss of a coin. Later in the year, on 27 November he won the Middlesex Steeplechase and 28 November he won the Uxbridge Handicap Steeplechase Plate, both at Kempton Park , followed by third in the Handicap Steeplechase back at Sandown Park on 7 December 1894, and back at Kempton Park, another win in
189-527: A record still unmatched at his death. In 1897, Campbell tried to repeat his Grand National triumph, once more on Soarer, but he fell on the second lap of the course at the fence after Becher's Brook , breaking his collar bone . He is also reported to have won the Grand Military in 1897 (on Parapluie). The 9th Lancers had actually been posted to South Africa in August 1896, arriving at Durban in September, before travelling on to Pietermaritzburg and later,
216-520: A squadron of the 1st Guard Dragoons. In this second charge, Campbell was wounded several times; the medical officer of the 4th Dragoon Guards, Captain Arthur Osburn, found him sprawled in a field of clover and treated him for "a revolver wound in his leg, a lance wound in his shoulder, and a sword wound in his arm". Despite this, Campbell told the doctor "I've just had the best quarter of an hour I've ever had in my life!" In November 1914 Campbell
243-705: Is an American theoretical physicist and academic leader. His research has spanned high energy physics , condensed matter physics and nonlinear dynamics . He also served as Physics Department Head at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign , Dean of the College Engineering at Boston University , and Boston University Provost. This article about a physicist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . David Campbell (British Army officer) General Sir David Graham Muschet Campbell , GCB (28 January 1869 – 12 March 1936)
270-830: The Champion Steeplechase, again on Soarer. A single day in 1895 also saw him win both the Irish National Hunt Cup (on Dakota) and the Irish Grand Military (on Balbrigan). 1896 was his most successful year in sport. On 3 March he also represented the 9th Lancers at Racquets in the Grand Military Championship Challenge Cup. On 7 March he was fourth in the Grand Military Handicap Steeplechase, according to
297-616: The Grand National at Aintree on 27 March. The Times the following day described how he "drew to the front two fences from home and won by a length and half ". It was at this point that "Soarer" became his own nickname. He also repeated his victory in the Irish National Hunt Cup (this time on Lord Arravale); and in polo, 1896 saw him on the winning side in both the Subalterns ' and the Inter-Regimental tournaments,
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#1732779862113324-667: The Hampton Steeplechase Handicap on Boxing Day ; all these races were also on Soarer. 1895 began rather less successfully, with a fourth on Soarer in the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown Park on 8 March, and the next day he failed to finish in the Grand Military Handicap Steeplechase, riding Seaside, which belonged to a fellow 9th Lancers officer. Then on 30 March, at the Liverpool Spring Meeting at Aintree , he won
351-531: The advance on and occupation of Pretoria . For his service in South Africa, he received the brevet rank of major on 22 August 1902. Following the war, the regiment returned to India and was stationed at Sialkot in the Punjab . Campbell was on 6 September 1902 appointed regimental adjutant , and he was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 16 March 1904. Eight years later, on 15 March 1912, he
378-475: The early years of his military career Campbell was also a successful amateur National Hunt jockey, winning a number of major races; foremost amongst these was the Grand National of 1896, on The Soarer, which gave him his nickname in subsequent years (though his divisional staff referred to him as Barbara, for reasons now lost). He continued riding in military meets until the end of his army service. He
405-602: The further nickname of "Barbara", the reason for which is no longer known. He was promoted to major general in January 1917. After the War he became General Officer Commanding Baluchistan District in India in 1920. He was appointed Military Secretary in 1926 and became General Officer Commanding -in-Chief for Aldershot Command in 1927. He went on to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief Malta from 1931 to 1936. His governorship
432-431: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Campbell&oldid=1166692288 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages David Kelly Campbell David Kelly Campbell (born July 23, 1944)
459-561: The outbreak of the First World War he was in command of the regiment. He led them in two cavalry charges in the first months of the war; the second of these saw him receive multiple wounds, one of them from a lance , making him one of the last British casualties of that weapon. In November 1914 he was promoted to command 6th Cavalry Brigade , then in May 1916 came further promotion to command 21st Division . He retained that command for
486-454: The regiment in South Africa 1899–1900, and was part of the force sent to relieve Kimberley , which was besieged by Boer forces. As such he took part in the battles of Belmont (22 November 1899), Enslin, Modder River (28 November 1899), and Magersfontein (11 December 1899), leading to the relief of Kimberley on 15 February 1900. He was wounded in the subsequent Battle of Paardeberg in late February 1900, and after his recovery took part in
513-480: The reorganisation, the regiment was now seriously understrength, so a recruitment campaign was started. Campbell was promoted lieutenant on 9 December 1890. Cavalry regiments, in addition to their increase in size, also had their structure reorganised, with the main sub-unit becoming the squadron rather than the troop , each squadron being formed by the merger of two troops. The remainder of their time in Ireland
540-435: The rest of the war. Post-war, he was knighted in 1919, and went on to hold further command and administrative positions in the army. He was General Officer Commanding (GOC) Baluchistan , 1920–24; Military Secretary , 1926–27; and GOC Aldershot Command 1927–31, when he argued for the increased mechanisation of the army. He was then appointed Governor of Malta, and died shortly after resigning that office in 1936. During
567-521: The then little known town of Ladysmith . A regimental depot had been established at Canterbury , comprising two officers and 106 Other Ranks; it is not clear if Campbell was one of these officers, or if he availed himself of what the regimental history calls the "large allowance of annual leave" to further his sporting career. The regiment returned to Durban in March 1898 to embark for India. They landed at Bombay (now Mumbai), and travelled from there to
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#1732779862113594-633: Was a cavalry officer of the British Army , an amateur sportsman, and later Governor of Malta . After home service in Britain and Ireland his regiment, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers , was posted to South Africa in 1896, and on to India in 1898, though Campbell seems to have spent some of this period in the United Kingdom. The regiment returned to South Africa following the outbreak of the Second Boer War , during which he saw his first action. By
621-512: Was also a keen cricketer and polo player. Campbell was born on 28 January 1869, the son of H. Wooton Campbell, a major in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders . He was educated at Clifton College where he was a noted sportsman, in particular playing cricket for the First XI. He then proceeded to Royal Military College, Sandhurst , also representing them at cricket, before he was gazetted
648-546: Was based in Manchester , with a detachment at Seaforth Barracks , Liverpool. In April 1890 there was a major reorganisation of British Army cavalry regiments, with the establishment being increased from 488 Other Ranks and 300 horses to 628 OR and 350 horses, followed in August by a further increase to 706 OR and 424 horses. August also saw the regiment move to Ireland, initially to the Curragh , and then Dundalk ; due to
675-493: Was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and took command of the regiment. In the early days of the First World War he led his regiment, with two squadrons of the 4th Dragoon Guards , in a charge at Elouges on 24 August 1914, as part of the Battle of Mons . He later participated in the final "lance on lance" action of the war on 7 September 1914 at Moncel when he led a charge of two troops of B Squadron of his regiment and overthrew
702-472: Was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general to command 6th Cavalry Brigade , taking over from Ernest Makins . In May 1916 came further promotion to command the 21st Division . He retained that command for the rest of the war. His divisional staff, which included Harold Franklyn , a future full general and commander of the 5th Infantry Division during the Second World War , gave him
729-461: Was split between the Curragh and Newbridge . In addition to the restructuring, the regiment was issued with new-style equipment in August 1893. The regiment's tour in Ireland lasted until August 1894 when it was posted to Aldershot ; the regimental history describes the period as "one of the most peaceful and undisturbed in that country before or since". Over this time, Campbell had begun to make
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