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Campbell, Donald (1751–1804), army officer and travel writer  

Stanley Lane-Poole

revised by Elizabeth Baigent

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Campbell, Donald (1751–1804), army officer and travel writer, of Barbreck, Argyll, is best known for his A journey over land to India … by Donald Campbell of Barbreck, who formerly commanded a regiment of cavalry in the service of the nabob of the Carnatic: in a series of letters to his son...

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Northall, John (1723?–1759), army officer and travel writer  

B. H. Soulsby

revised by Roger T. Stearn

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Northall, John (1723?–1759), army officer and travel writer, entered the service as a gentleman cadet in the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1741 and was promoted to lieutenant fireworker on 1 April 1742. He served under Thomas Pattison with the ...

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Warburton, George Drought (1816–1857)  

Maker: Herbert Watkins

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
George Drought Warburton (1816–1857) by Herbert Watkins, late 1850s © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Warburton, George Drought (1816–1857), army officer and writer on Canada  

W. P. Courtney

revised by Elizabeth Baigent

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Warburton, George Drought (1816–1857), army officer and writer on Canada, the third son of George Warburton, of Aughrim, Galway, formerly inspector-general of constabulary in Ireland, and his wife, Anna, the daughter of Thomas Acton of Westaston, co. Wicklow, was born at Wicklow on 2 June 1816. He was educated at the ...