General Patrick Campbell (17 December 1779 – 29 August 1857) was a Scottish army officer and diplomat born in Duntrune.

Patrick Campbell's service started under Ralph Abercromby in the West Indies.

In 1811, he raised and commanded a Spanish Light Infantry Regiment, and in 1813–14 he commanded a Spanish Brigade in the field and was promoted lieutenant colonel and awarded the Order of Charles III as well as the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand.

He was appointed Secretary of Legation in Colombia on the 29 December in 1826, and then Agent and Consul-General in Egypt on the 7 January in 1833.

[3] "Campbell's Chamber" in the Great Pyramid of Giza was named in his honour by its discoverer Howard Vyse.