James Colbert (trader)

James Colbert
Counterattack! by Sidney E. King shows Colbert (centre) at the battle of Arkansas Post.
Born	c. 1720 North Carolina
Died	7 January 1784 (1784-01-08) (aged 63) West Florida
Occupations	Army officer interpreter trader
Children	8, including George and Levi
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch	British Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	16th Regiment of Foot
Battles	American Revolutionary War Battle of Pensacola Battle of Fort Jefferson (WIA) Colbert Raid

James Logan Colbert (c. 1720 – 7 January 1784) was a British trader who lived much of his life among the Chickasaw. He also served as an officer of the British Army who commanded an independent company in the Western Theater of the American Revolutionary War. In 1783, Colbert led an unsuccessful raid on the Franco-Spanish village of Arkansas Post, Louisiana (present-day U.S. state of Arkansas) in an attempt to capture Fort Carlos III.