William Francis Patrick Napier
1785–1860
Irish-born soldier, writer and artist. Served in the army in the Peninsular War, of which he wrote a six-volume history. Lieutenant-governor of Guernsey, 1842–7. Promoted to general, 1859. Knighted, 1848.
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DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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