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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 .
Mar 28, 2024 · Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier (born December 6, 1810, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died January 14, 1890, London, England) was a British field marshal who had a distinguished military and civil engineering career in India and commanded military expeditions to Ethiopia and China.
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Sep 24, 2022 · Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, GCB, GCSI, CIE, FRS (6 December 1810 – 14 January 1890) was a British soldier. Early life. Napier was the son of Major Charles Frederick Napier, who was wounded at the storming of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara) in Java on (26 August 1810) and died some months later.
- Colombo, Ceylon
- Anne Sarah Napier, Mary Cecilia Napier
- Ceylon
- December 6, 1810
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Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-1890), Field Marshal. Sitter in 27 portraits Ceylon-born Napier joined the Bengal Engineers at sixteen and served throughout the Anglo-Sikh Wars. He later served in the North West Frontier District and saw action in Peshawar and Afghanistan.
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.
Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, GCB, GCSI, CIE, FRS (6 December 1810 – 14 January 1890) was a British soldier. Contents. 1 Early life. 2 Indian service. 2.1 First Anglo-Sikh War. 2.2 Second Anglo-Sikh War. 2.3 North-West Frontier. 2.4 Indian Mutiny. 3 China. 4 Abyssinia. 5 Later career. 6 Honours.
Field-marshal. date created: Painted 1869. materials: Oil on canvas. measurements: 53.30 x 36.20 cm; Framed: 67.50 x 50.60 x 7.30 cm. object type: Painting. credit line: Purchased 1897. accession number: PG 566. gallery: In Storage. depicted: Robert Cornelis Napier. subject: Military and naval.
