Charles Napier

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General Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853) was a British soldier who came to India in 1842 to command the army of the Bombay Presidency. He was commander in the Sind Campaign after which he became Commander-in-Chief in India.

Also see

Sind Campaign

External links

Charles James Napier Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Charles James Napier Wikipedia
Charles Napier www.thornber.net

Historical books online

Records of the Indian command of General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.B., comprising all his general orders, remarks on courts martial, etc. etc., with an appendix, containing reports of speeches, copies of letters, and notices of his public proceedings, extracted from contemporaneous prints compiled by John Mawson 1851 Archive.org.
The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.B by Lieut.-Gen. Sir W Napier 1857 Google Books Volume I, Volume II. He was appointed to India in 1841 page 151, Volume III, Volume IV
Life of General Sir Charles Napier, G.C.B by William Napier Bruce 1885 Archive.org
"Charles James Napier 1762-1853" page 54 Victorian Worthies: Sixteen Biographies by G H Blore 1920

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