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Charles James Napier

Major General, Governor of Sindh, and Commander-in-Chief in British India (1782-1853)
Person Human Q721083
Charles James Napier
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
August 10, 1782
Date of death
August 29, 1853
Place of birth
Palace of Whitehall
Place of death
Portsmouth
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[17][18]
Occupation
military officer, writer, army officer, colonial administrator
Position held
Commissioners of Sind[20]
Award received
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Army Gold Medal[21][22]
Father
George Napier[9]
Mother
Sarah Lennox[10]
Spouse
Elizabeth Oakeley, Anastasia (?), Frances Philipps[11][12][13]
Child
Susan Napier, Emily Cephalonia Napier, Susan Sarah Napier[14][15][16]
Sibling
Henry Edward Napier, George Thomas Napier, William Francis Patrick Napier, Emily Napier, Richard Napier
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Allegiance
British Empire
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, The New Student's Reference Work, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Family name
Napier
Given name
Charles, James
Honorific prefix
Sir
Military branch
infantry[24]
Military, police or special rank
general, lieutenant general
Name in native language
Charles James Napier
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Native language
English[19]
Participated in conflict
Napoleonic Wars, First Anglo-Sikh War, Second Anglo-Sikh war, Irish Rebellion of 1798, Peninsular War, Gunboat War, War of 1812, Hundred Days
Start of work period
1794
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 59
ISNI
0000000081554267
VIAF cluster ID
74719833
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88138690
GND ID
12185471X
Academy of Athens authority ID
105988
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
94066
At the Circulating Library ID
3662
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
NapierCharlesJames1782-1853
Benezit ID
B00300591
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124855111
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
420
British Museum person or institution ID
157292
Show all 59 identifiers +47
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00444071
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11670944
Central Library of Volos authority ID
38887
CiNii Research ID
1140563741743321600
DDB person (GND) ID
12185471X
De Agostini ID
Napier,+sir+Charles+James
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12185471X
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Charles-James-Napier
FAST ID
1774647
Find a Grave memorial ID
17954271
Freebase ID
/m/01w0rl
Genealogics.org person ID
I00131508
Geni profile ID
6000000000002754253
IdRef ID
229506836
Invaluable.com person ID
mwsoq4wrcr
J9U entity ID
987007278146405171
KBR person ID
14157052
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
12185471X
Kindred Britain ID
I18503
LBT person ID
ChNapie1853
Libraries Australia ID
35372704
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04000181
NLA Trove people ID
929676
NUKAT ID
n2019026974
National Library of Greece ID
105630
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000033087
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp03249
National Virtual Library of India ID
421983
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
244778884
Open Library ID
OL7016995A, OL1665361A
Open Plaques subject ID
4424
OpenMLOL author ID
149729
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
19748
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100222545
RERO ID (legacy)
A021545259
Ricorso author ID
n/Napier_CJ/life
SNAC ARK ID
w6350frq
SNARC ID
Joseph Sonnleithner
The Peerage person ID
p66183.htm#i661825, p7997.htm#i79968
Topic's main category
Category:Charles James Napier
Trading Card Database name ID
177282
Treccani ID
sir-charles-james-napier
UK National Archives ID
F32215, F257372
WeRelate person ID
Charles_James_Napier_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Napier-596
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcKGDgXYTcYh7tdPtHgrq
Yale LUX ID
person/2d7e6617-eedf-4970-bb87-3305edc9222c

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🔗 Connections
Participated in conflict 8
Napoleonic Wars, War of 1812, Peninsular War, Hundred Days, First Anglo-Sikh War, Irish Rebellion of 1798, Second Anglo-Sikh war, Gunboat War
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Sibling 3
William Francis Patrick Napier, George Thomas Napier, Henry Edward Napier
Siblings 3
William Francis Patrick Napier, George Thomas Napier, Henry Edward Napier
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Given name 2
Charles, James
Military, police or special rank 2
general, lieutenant general
Occupation 2
writer, military officer
Allegiance 1
British Empire
Award received 1
Army Gold Medal
Family name 1
Napier
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
infantry
Mother 1
Sarah Lennox
Native language 1
English
Parent of 1
Sarah Lennox
Place of birth 1
Palace of Whitehall
Place of death 1
Portsmouth
SNARC ID 1
Joseph Sonnleithner
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Nyzhni Yaresky
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Summary

Born in Palace of Whitehall[1], he… he was born on August 10, 1782[2]. He died in Portsmouth[3]. He died on August 29, 1853[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], writer[6], army officer[7], and colonial administrator[8].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[21], a grade of an order[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1815[27] and Army Gold Medal[22], a military decoration[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1810[30].

Personal Life

Spouses include Elizabeth Oakeley[11]; Anastasia (?)[12]; and Frances Philipps[13], 1797–1872[31]. Children include Susan Napier[14], 1822–1894[32]; Emily Cephalonia Napier[15]; and Susan Sarah Napier[16].

FAQs

Where was Charles James Napier born?

Charles James Napier was born in Palace of Whitehall[1].

Where did Charles James Napier die?

Charles James Napier passed away in Portsmouth[3].

Who were Charles James Napier's parents?

Charles James Napier's father was George Napier[9]. Charles James Napier's mother was Sarah Lennox[10].

Who was Charles James Napier married to?

Charles James Napier's spouses include Elizabeth Oakeley[11], Anastasia (?)[12], and Frances Philipps[13].

What did Charles James Napier do for work?

Charles James Napier worked as military officer[5], writer[6], army officer[7], and colonial administrator[8].

What awards did Charles James Napier receive?

Honors received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[21] and Army Gold Medal[22].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain Portsmouth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q24466548. wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Q44723030. wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Q44723030. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q24466548. wikidata.org.
  23. [2] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Participated in conflict → Napoleonic Wars, First Anglo-Sikh War, Second Anglo-Sikh war +1
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