George Thomas Napier

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Sir George Thomas Napier (born June 30, 1784 , † September 15, 1855 in Geneva ) was a British lieutenant general .

Napier was adjutant of General Moore at the retreat to Corunna . Napier was governor of the Cape Colony between 1837 and 1844 .

In 1838 he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath .

George Thomas Napier was the son of Colonel George Napier and the brother of Charles James Napier .

literature

  • Passages in the early military life of General Sir George T. Napier, KCB Written by himself. Edited by his son General WCE Napier. John Murray, London 1884 (2nd edition: ibid. 1886).
personal data
SURNAME Napier, George Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Lieutenant General
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1784
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1855
Place of death Geneva