Not to be confused with his contemporary, Charles John Napier. Born Whitehall. After succeeding at the battle of Hydrabad, which meant he had conquered Sindh province, he sent a despatch with the single Latin word 'peccavi' - 'I have sinned' (see what he did?). Died at his seat, Oaklands, near Portsmouth.
Not as far as we know related to the other en-statued Napier, Lord Robert.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
General Sir Charles James Napier
Criticised at the time as the "worst piece of sculpture in England".
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Brigade Chief Superintendent in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1905. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John. The Museum of the Order of St John have an full desc...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
All-women unit, affiliated to the TA, formed as the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and active in both nursing and intelligence work during WW1 and WW2. The original role was to ride horseback (hence "...
Born in Firle, England, died in England. He was a British general and colonial governor in America whose mismanagement of the colonists contributed to the American Revolution. Click on the pictu...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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