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Charles James Napier

1782 - 1853

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General Sir Charles James Napier, ( NAY-pee-ər; 10 August 1782 – 29 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 British military conquest of Sindh, before serving as the governor of Sindh, and Commander-in-Chief in India. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles James Napier has received more than 825,548 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Charles James Napier is the 1,964th most popular military personnel (down from 1,636th in 2019), the 5,166th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 123rd most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Charles James Napier ranks 1,964 out of 2,058. Before him are Ruslan Gelayev, Sterling Price, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, David Dixon Porter, Frederick E. Morgan, and Naomi Parker Fraley. After him are Maues, Andy McNab, Hikmat Mirzayev, Igor Konashenkov, George Henry Thomas, and John Buford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1782, Charles James Napier ranks 47. Before him are Steen Steensen Blicher, Georgios Kountouriotis, Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Lewis Cass, Anthimus VI of Constantinople, and Marie-Anne Libert. After him are John Sell Cotman, and Thomas Hart Benton. Among people deceased in 1853, Charles James Napier ranks 58. Before him are Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers, Tommaso Grossi, Amelia Opie, Josef Ludwig von Armansperg, José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil, and Hugh Edwin Strickland.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles James Napier ranks 5,166 out of 8,785. Before him are Bryan Sykes (1947), Gracie Fields (1898), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Sean Pertwee (1964), Thomas Baines (1820), and Peter Glenville (1913). After him are Annie Lorrain Smith (1854), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), Lynn Fontanne (1887), Matthew Rhys (1974), Joe Cornish (1968), and Brian Cox (1968).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Charles James Napier ranks 123. Before him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Max Horton (1883), Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873), and Frederick E. Morgan (1894). After him are Andy McNab (1959), Redvers Buller (1839), Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803), James Abbott (1807), William Gott (1897), and Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772).

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