Admiral Sir Charles John Napier KCB GOTE (6 March 1786 – 6 November 1860) was a British naval officer whose sixty years in the Royal Navy included service...
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General Sir Charles James Napier, GCB (/ˈneɪpɪər/; 10 August 1782 – 29 August 1853) was an officer and veteran of the British Army's Peninsular and 1812...
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Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was an American actor known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and...
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Charles Napier Hemy RA (Newcastle upon Tyne, 24 May 1841 – 30 September 1917, Falmouth) was a British genre and marine painter. He was born to a musical...
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William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier, Baron Napier (Chinese: 律勞卑) FRSE (13 October 1786 – 11 October 1834) was a British Royal Navy officer and trade envoy...
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Hon. Nicholas Alexander John Napier (b. 1971) The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, Charles Ludovic Percy Napier (b. 2005) Sir Francis Scott...
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HMS Recruit (1806) (section Captain Charles Napier)
for an inconclusive but hard-fought ship action under Commander Charles John Napier against the French corvette Diligente. She captured a number of American...
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promoted to captain. He was awarded the Baltic Medal, having been with Charles John Napier in 1854. From 1862 to 1867, General Stransham was Inspector-General...
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Column. General Sir Charles James Napier GCB (not to be confused with his cousin and close contemporary, the Admiral Charles John Napier) was born in 1782...
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Francis Patrick Napier KCB (7 December 1785 – 12 February 1860) was a British soldier in the British Army and a military historian. Napier was born at Celbridge...
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Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (redirect from Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford)
Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, PC (12 August 1868 – 1 April 1933), styled the Lord Chelmsford until 1921...
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Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 – 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which...
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Charles George Elers Napier (22 May 1812 – 20 December 1847), was a British naval officer. Born Charles Elers, he was the second son of Lieutenant Edward...
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Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988), better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. After a decade in West End theatre,...
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Major-General Charles Scott Napier CB, CBE (3 February 1899 – 16 June 1946), was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars....
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Lord Napier. The title then passed to his aunt, Margaret Napier, wife of John Brisbane who was Secretary to the Admiralty in the reign of Charles II of...
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Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, KT, PC (15 September 1819 – 19 December 1898) was a British polyglot, diplomat and colonial administrator...
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Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1907). "SHAW, William Napier". Who's Who. Vol. 59. pp. 1591–1592...
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Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia...
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Napier (/ˈneɪpiər/ NAY-pee-ər; Māori: Ahuriri) is a city on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Hawke's Bay region...
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John Napier Wyndham Turner PC CC QC (June 7, 1929 – September 19, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th prime minister of...
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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...
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variants. Napier Cub Napier Culverin Napier Dagger Napier Eland Napier Gazelle Napier Javelin Napier Lion Napier Lioness Napier Naiad Napier Nomad Napier Oryx...
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In 1627 he was created Lord Napier of Merchiston and Baronet of Nova Scotia. Archibald Napier was the son of John Napier and Elizabeth Stirling.[citation...
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Terceira, who had left Oporto earlier in the Liberal fleet commanded by Charles John Napier, disembarked in the Algarve and marched across the Alentejo to defeat...
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forces and rescuing the hostages of Tewodros. Born the son of Major Charles Frederick Napier, who was wounded at the storming of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara)...
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HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN 978-0062700568, p. 851 Charles John Napier (1842). The war in Syria. Vol. 1. John W. Parker. "No. 19915". The London Gazette. 17...
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Napier /ˈneɪpɪər/ is a surname with an English, Scottish, French or Polish origin. The British surname Napier is derived from an occupational name for...
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7th Lord Napier in 1773. Capt. Charles Napier of Merchiston Hall (1731–1807), who married twice: first to Grizel Warrender, daughter of Sir John Warrender...
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HMAS Napier (G97/D13) was an N-class destroyer serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. Built during 1939 and 1940, the destroyer...
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