Charles William Maxwell
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Gender:
Male
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Introduction
Charles William Maxwell (1775-) was a British soldier and colonial administrator.
he was the eldest son of Charles Maxwell of Terraughty, Dumfriesshire.
Cape Meruda raid
Cape Mesurado was being used as a base for the slave trade and in 1815 Maxwell, then Governor of Sierra Leone sent an armed force to raid the settlement, seizing ships, merchandise and enslaved Africans from the factories there. The factory owners were sentenced to fourteen years transportation to New South Wales by the Vice admiralty court.
| Preceded by Robert Bones |
Governor of Sierra Leone 1 July 1811 - July 1815. |
Succeeded by Charles McCarthy |
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by |
Colonel of the 3rd West India Regiment 1843–1848 |
Succeeded by Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet |