John Campbell, of Strachur
General John Campbell, 17th Chief of MacArthur Campbells of Strachur was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, who commanded the British forces at the Siege of Pensacola, and succeeded Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester as Commander-in-Chief in North America in 1783 following the end of the American War of Independence.
John Campbell, of Strachur
Spanish grenadiers and Havana militia pour into Fort George. Oil on canvas, United States Army Center of Military History
The siege of Pensacola, fought from March 9 to May 10, 1781, was the culmination of Spain's conquest of West Florida during the Gulf Coast Campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
Spanish Troops at Pensacola, Florida by H. Charles McBarron shows a grenadier officer of the Louisiana regiment urging his troops to the assault at Pensacola.
The Spanish forces led by Bernardo de Gálvez at the battle. Oil on canvas, Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, 2015.
A 1783 engraving depicting the exploding magazine
José Solano y Bote in front of Santa Rosa Bay coming to the rescue of General Gálvez