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→French and Indian War: corrected mistake, the 42nd Regt of Foot was simply known as the 42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot by the time of the American War of Independence. It dropped the 'Royal' over 30 years prior to the war.
== French and Indian War ==
In 1756, he was called into active service and joined the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (also known as the [[Wikipedia:Black Watch|Black Watch]] Regiment) and served under [[Wikipedia:James Wolfe|James Wolfe]].
He was wounded at Fort Ticonderoga, New York, during the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Carillon|Battle of Carillon]] in the [[Wikipedia:French and Indian War|French and Indian War]] and, on his recovery, was appointed Major of the King's [[Wikipedia:17th Regiment of Foot|17th Regiment of Foot]]. In February 1762, he became a lieutenant colonel and commanded the King's 17th Regiment in the [[Wikipedia:British expedition against Martinique|expedition against Martinique]] and [[Wikipedia:British expedition against Cuba|Havana]]. He became lieutenant colonel of the King's [[Wikipedia:57th Regiment of Foot]] on May 1, 1773, and returned to North America on the eve of the outbreak of the [[American Revolution]]. Campbell was based in Boston under the command of General [[Wikipedia: Thomas Gage| Thomas Gage]].
