Thomas Napier (British Army officer) explained

Sir Thomas Napier
Birth Place:Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Birth Date:10 May 1790
Death Place:Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Death Date:5 July 1863
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Serviceyears:1805–1863
Rank:General
Unit:52nd Regiment of Foot
Chasseurs Britanniques
Commands:Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
Battles:
Relations:Sir William Napier (cousin)

General Sir Thomas Erskine Napier (10 May 1790 – 5 July 1863) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.

Military career

Napier was commissioned into the 52nd Regiment of Foot on 3 July 1805.[1] He took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807, at the Battle of Corunna in January 1809 and at the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] He also took part in the Battle of the Nive in December 1813 where he was wounded.[1] He went on to be assistant adjutant-general in Belfast and then served as Commander-in-Chief, Scotland and also as Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 1852 to 1854.[1] From 1854 to 1857 he was Colonel of the 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment[2] and from 1857 to his death Colonel of the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot.[3]

He was the brother of Admiral Sir Charles Napier.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Thomas Erskine Napier. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/19771.
  2. Web site: Colonels. The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. 5 July 2016.
  3. Web site: 71st (Glasgow Highland Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot. regiments.org. 27 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070103215344/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/071-786.htm. 3 January 2007.
  4. Web site: Napier. Electric Scotland. 29 October 2014.