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Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala GCB GCSI FRS (6 December 1810 – 14 January 1890) was a British Indian Army officer. He fought in the First Anglo-Sikh War and the Second Anglo-Sikh War before seeing action as chief engineer during the second relief of Lucknow in March 1858 during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 .
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Mar 28, 2024 · He was created Baron Napier of Magdala (1868) and in 1870–76 was commander in chief in India. After service as governor of Gibraltar (1876–82) he was appointed field marshal in 1883 and served as constable of the Tower of London from 1887 until his death.
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1st Baron Napier of Magdala. Baron Napier of Magdala, in Abyssinia and of Caryngton in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1868 for the military commander Sir Robert Napier, in recognition of his part in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia when the town of Magdala was captured.
May 29, 2018 · Napier defeated the royal troops at Magdala, the new capital, and King Theodore shot himself. Napier was given a barony in 1868, was commander-in-chief in India 1870–6, served as governor of Gibraltar 1876–82, and finished as a field marshal in 1883.
3 days ago · (1810—1890) army officer. Quick Reference. (1810–90) British field-marshal and civil engineer. He served with distinction in the Sikh Wars and during the Indian Mutiny, but made his reputation as the engineer chiefly responsible for the programme of public works in the Punjab from 1849 to 1856.
Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala GCB GCSI FRS (6 December 1810 – 14 January 1890) was a British Indian Army officer. He fought in the First Anglo-Sikh War and the Second Anglo-Sikh War before seeing action as chief engineer during the second relief of Lucknow in Marc.
A collection of portraits and biographical information of Robert Napier, a Ceylon-born field marshal who served in India and Abyssinia. See his achievements, campaigns, family and links in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
