Frederick Ashton retirement in 1963, in the company known successively as the Vic-Wells Ballet, the Sadler's Wells Ballet and the Royal Ballet. He succeeded de Valois as director of the company, serving until his own retirement in 1970. Ashton is widely credited with the creation of a specifically English genre of ballet. Among his best-known works are "Façade" (1931), "Symphonic Variations" (1946), "Cinderella" (1948), "La fille mal gardée" (1960), "Monotones" I and II (1965), "Enigma Variations" (1968) and the feature film ballet "The Tales of Beatrix Potter" (1970). Ashton was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the fourth of the five children of George
Frederick Campbell (British Army officer) Frederick Campbell (British Army officer) Frederick Campbell (1780–1866) was a general in the British army who served in the Napoleonic Wars and subsequently. At the time of his death he was colonel commandant of the 6th Battalion, Royal Artillery. Campbell's father Archibald (died 1790) was Lieutenant Governor of Fort George. His brothers included Admiral Sir Patrick Campbell and Lieut-General Sir Colin Campbell. Frederick Campbell entered the Royal Artillery in 1797. He served in the campaign in Egypt under Sir Ralph Abercromby. He was wounded at the debarkation of the troops at Abukir on 21 March 1801. From 1810–1828 he was