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Sir George Thomas Napier KCB (30 June 1784 – 16 September 1855) was a British Army officer who saw service in the Peninsular War and later commanded the army of the Cape Colony .
24 de mar. de 2015 · Margaret Craig was the daughter of John Craig and Sarah Stark. 1,2 She married Lt.-Gen. Sir George Thomas Napier, son of Colonel Hon. George Napier and Lady Sarah Lennox, on 22 October 1812. 1 She died on 31 August 1819. Her married name became Napier.
Colonel George Napier (11 March 1751 – 13 October 1804), styled "The Honourable", was a British Army officer, most notable for his marriage to Lady Sarah Lennox, and for his sons Charles James Napier, William Francis Patrick Napier and George Thomas Napier, all of whom were noted military officers, collectively referred to as ...
Sir George Thomas Napier: Nacimiento: el 30 de junio de 1784 Whitehall (Londres) Fallecimiento: el 16 de septiembre de 1855. Génova: Nacionalidad: inglés, Inglaterra: Padres: George Napier y Lady Sarah Bunbury
28 de dic. de 2020 · Napier was governor and commander-in chief at the Cape of Good Hope from 4 Oct. 1837 to 12 Dec. 1843. He enforced the abolition of slavery, abolished inland taxation, depending for colonial revenue on the customs duties, and ruled the colony for nearly seven years without a Kaffir war.
George Napier tells of his early army life, which took him around Europe from Sicily to Sweden to Bordeaux, and writes of his admiration for the Duke of Wellington, hailing him as 'one of the greatest captains that ever lived'.
Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier KCB (30 June 1784 – 16 September 1855) entered the British army in 1800, and served with distinction under Sir John Moore and the Duke Wellington in the Peninsula--and lost his right arm at the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo, where, as a Major in the 52nd Foot, he led the Light Division's storming party.
