Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil (see Carter-Campbell of Possil) (1754–1849) entered the army as an ensign in the 42nd Regiment in April 1769, and obtained a lieutenancy in the 2nd Battalion Royals the following year in Menorca.
Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil (see Carter-Campbell of Possil) (1754–1849) entered the army as an ensign in the 42nd Regiment in April 1769, and obtained a lieutenancy in the 2nd Battalion Royals the following year in Menorca. (en)
The portrait of Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil by Sir Henry Raeburn 1756–1823. Exhibited: Edinburgh Raeburn Exhibition of 1876 no. 205. Other portraits of the Campbells of Possil belonging to the family were also exhibited at the 1876 Raeburn exhibition. (en)
Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil (see Carter-Campbell of Possil) (1754–1849) entered the army as an ensign in the 42nd Regiment in April 1769, and obtained a lieutenancy in the 2nd Battalion Royals the following year in Menorca. (en)