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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.
Robert William Napier, 2nd Baron Napier of Magdala (1845–1921) James Pearse Napier, 3rd Baron Napier of Magdala (1849–1935) Edward Herbert Scott Napier, 4th Baron Napier of Magdala (1861–1948) (Robert) John Napier, 5th Baron Napier of Magdala (1904–1987) Robert Alan Napier, 6th Baron Napier of Magdala (b. 1940) The heir apparent is the ...
The Battle of Magdala was the conclusion of the British Expedition to Abyssinia fought in April 1868 between British and Abyssinian forces at Magdala, 390 miles (630 km) from the Red Sea coast. The British were led by Robert Napier , while the Abyssinians were led by Emperor Tewodros II .
In London, Napier was made Baron Napier of Magdala in recognition of his achievement. General Napier was also made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) on 27 April 1868. [ 44 ] At Gibraltar , where he served as governor from 1876 to 1883, there is a battery named in his honour, Napier of Magdala Battery .
Sir Robert Napier, 2nd Baronet (c. 1603–1661), his son, Member of Parliament; Robert Napier (British Army officer, died 1766), British Adjutant-General to the Forces; Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810–1890), British field marshal; Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet, of Punknoll (1642–1700), English lawyer and politician
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Lennox Napier (1928–2020), British Army major general; Robert Napier (British Army officer, died 1766), British Army lieutenant general; Thomas Napier (British Army officer) (1790–1863), British Army general; Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810–1890), British Indian Army general
Governor Napier may refer to: Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier (1819–1898), Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872 Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810–1890), Governor of Gibraltar from 1876 to 1883