Baron
Robert
Cornells
Napier
GCB GCSI
Born in Ceylon
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anne Sarah Pearse
— married
3 Sep 1840 (to 30 Dec 1849) in India
Husband of
Mary Cecilia (Scott) Napier
— married
2 Apr 1861 in Calcutta, India
Descendants 
Father of
Catherine Anne Carrington (Napier) Dundas, Robert William Napier, Edward Herbert Scott Napier, Mary Grant Napier, Henry Dundas Napier, Arthur Fullerton Napier, Emelia Herbert Fullerton (Napier) Gore, Charles Frederick Hamilton Napier, Alice Maude Napier, Cecil Scot Napier and Albert Edward Alexander Napier KCB KCVO
Died
at age 79
in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Oct 2015
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Robert Napier GCB GCSI is Notable.
Biography
Robert was born in 1810. Robert Napier ... He passed away in 1890.
Sources
1st Baron of Napier of Magdala, KGCB.,GCSI., CIE,. FRS.
Death GRO 1st quarter 1890 at St. George Hanover Square 1a. 369
Education Addiscombe College, Croydon
Service 1867 Fought in the Abyssinia War , Lieutenant - General 1867. Commander in chief of Bombay Army 1870. Governor of Gibralter 1876-1882 Field Marshall 1882. Constable of the tower of London 1886 Fought in the Sikh Wars, severely wounded at Ferozehah, north West Frontier
- Abyssinian Expedition[1]
- Wikidata: Item Q336474
- Wikipedia contributors. (2018, November 28). Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01:01, December 27, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Napier,_1st_Baron_Napier_of_Magdala&oldid=870979108
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