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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 ...
Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet. Earlier that year, he already held ...
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 .
The Baron Napier of Magdala: 1868: Robert Napier, 6th Baron Napier of Magdala: James Napier The Baron Rathdonnell: 1868 The Baron Acton: 1869: John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton: Robert Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (uncle) The Baron Wolverton: 1869: Miles Glyn, 8th Baron Wolverton: Jonathan Glyn (half-brother) The Baron O'Hagan: 1870: Charles ...
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Napier was born in Kinsale, Ireland, on 13 October 1786. [1] He was the son of Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier (1758–1823) and the father of Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick (1819–1898). He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1803 and served - with distinction - as a midshipman on HMS Defiance at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805).
An Act to enable Lord Napier of Magdala to receive the full benefit of the Salary of Member of Council for the Presidency of Bombay, or as holding any other office in India, notwithstanding his being in receipt of an Annuity granted to him under the Act thirty-one and thirty-two Victoria, chapter ninety-one. [b]