Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer)
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Admiral Sir Charles John Napier KCB GOTE (6 March 1786[Note 1] – 6 November 1860) was a British naval officer whose sixty years in the Royal Navy included service in the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars, Syrian War and the Crimean War, and a period commanding the Portuguese navy in the Liberal Wars. An innovator concerned with the development of iron ships, and an advocate of humane reform in the Royal Navy, he was also active in politics as a Liberal Member of Parliament and was probably the naval officer most widely known to the public in the early Victorian Era.
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Sir Charles Napier | |
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Born | (1786-03-06)6 March 1786 Falkirk, Scotland |
Died | 6 November 1860(1860-11-06) (aged 74) Hampshire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal (1833–1839) |
Service/ | Royal Navy Portuguese Navy |
Years of service | 1799–1853 |
Rank | Admiral |
Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars War of 1812 Miguelite War Egyptian-Ottoman War Crimean War |
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Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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