William Charles Campbell [SEP] conflict
William Charles Campbell
Captain William Charles Campbell, (27 April 1889 – 26 February 1958), was a World War I fighter pilot of Scots heritage who was credited with 23 victories. Serving with No. 1 Squadron during 1917, he was a notable balloon buster, being the first British ace to down five enemy observation balloons. He also claimed eleven aircraft destroyed, and seven (including two shared) 'driven down out of control'.
Biography.
Campbell was born in Bordeaux, France, where
Skirmish of Keith
The Skirmish of Keith was a conflict that took place on the 20 March 1746 in Keith, Moray, Scotland and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Background.
In March 1746, Captain Alexander Campbell with about 70 Campbells and 30 of Kingston's light horse, supporters of the British-Hanoverian Government and Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, entered the town of Keith, Moray. At that time, men who supported the Jacobite "Prince" Charles Edward Stuart were at Spey and