Charles Napier (engineer)

	Charles Napier (engineer) Charles Napier may refer to: Sir Charles James Napier (1782–1853), British general Sir Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer) (1786–1860), Royal Navy admiral Charles Elers Napier (1812–1847), Royal Navy officer, stepson of the above Charles Ottley Groom Napier (1839–1894), British writer and impostor * Charles Napier (RAF officer) (1892–1918), British World War I flying ace * Charles Scott Napier (1899–1946), British general Charlie Napier (1910–1973), Scottish footballer Charles Napier (actor) (1936–2011), American actor Charles Napier, former treasurer of the Paedophile Information Exchange Sir Charles Napier Inn The Sir Charles Napier Inn (commonly known as the Sir Charles Napier or simply the Charles Napier) is a gastropub in Spriggs Alley about south of Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. It was built in the early 19th century and is named (along with sever ... , an early 19th-century pub in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England, named after the 19th-century g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Charles James Napier General Sir Charles James Napier, (; 10 August 178229 August 1853) was an officer and veteran of the British Army's Peninsular and 1812 campaigns, and later a Major General of the Bombay Army, during which period he led the military conquest of Sindh, before serving as the Governor of Sindh, and Commander-in-Chief in India. Early life Charles James Napier was the eldest son of Colonel George Napier, and his second wife, Lady Sarah Lennox, with this being the second marriage for both parties. Lady Sarah was the great-granddaughter of King Charles II. Napier was born at the Whitehall Palace in London. When he was only three years old his father took up an administrative post in Dublin, moving his family to live in Celbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, within walking distance of Lady Sarah's sister, Lady Louisa Conolly. His early education was at the local school in Celbridge. At the age of twelve, he joined the 33rd Infantry Regiment of the British Army in January 1794, but qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Charles Napier (Royal Navy Officer) Admiral Sir Charles John Napier KCB GOTE RN (6 March 1786Priscilla Napier (1995), who is not elsewhere free from error, gives the birth year as 1787 (p. 1, and book title), but provides no evidence. All other authorities agree on 1786. – 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 (with the Russians), 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. French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars He became a midshipman in 1799 aboard the 16-gun sloop , but left her in May 1800 before she was lost with all hands. He next served aboard , flagship of Sir John Borlase Warren.Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles Elers Napier Charles George Elers Napier (22 May 1812 – 20 December 1847), was a British naval officer. Early life Born Charles Elers, he was the second son of Lieutenant Edward Elers, RN and his wife Frances Elizabeth, née Younghusband. His uncle was George Elers. In 1815 his mother, now widowed, married Captain Charles Napier, the future admiral, who adopted her children as his own and gave them his name in addition to Elers. Charles Elers Napier entered the Royal Navy at the age of 12, his first ship being HMS ''Ganges''. Career In 1830 he was assigned, with the rank of mate, to the frigate HMS ''Galatea'', then commanded by his stepfather, remaining in her until she paid off in January 1832. Later that year he passed the examination for Lieutenant and was assigned to the gunnery school in HMS ''Excellent''. When during Portugal's Liberal Wars his stepfather was appointed Admiral of the navy of Dom Pedro, he accompanied him as aide-de-camp, with the temporary rank of captain, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Charles Ottley Groom Charles Ottley Groom, Charles Ottley Groom Napier, also self-styled Charles de Bourbon d'Este Paleologus Gonzaga, Prince of Mantua and Montferrat (14 May 1839 – 17 January 1894) was an English natural history collector, writer, best known however as an impostor, charlatan, and fraud. Aside from claiming a royal lineage, he attempted to rise in social standing by awarding a so-called "Mantua Medal" to noted artists, writers, and scientists of his time. Biography Groom was born in Merchiston, Tobago to sugar planter Charles Edward Groom (1815–1838) and Ann née Napier (1815–1895). He grew up, raised alone by his mother in Sussex and was of delicate health. He spent a lot of time in natural history and science. Among his early books was ''The Food, Use, and Beauty of British Birds'' (1865). In 1869 he wrote an autobiographical book ''Tommy Try, or, What he did in Science'' (1869). He edited a chapter on conchology in a book by Louis Figuier. He promoted vegetarianism at meetin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]