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William Craig Emilius Napier

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William Napier
Born18 March 1818
Died23 September 1903(1903-09-23) (aged 85)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankMajor-General
CommandsRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
Battles / warsRecapture of Port Natal
Scinde Campaign
Crimean War

Major-General William Craig Emilius Napier (18 March 1818 – 23 September 1903) was a British Army officer who became Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Military career

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Born the son of Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier and educated at Cheltenham College,[1] William Napier served with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), and subsequently with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[1] He was Director-General of Military Education and fought at the recapture of Port Natal in 1842, in the Scinde Campaign in 1845 and in the Crimean War in 1855.[1]

He went on to be Commandant of the Staff College, Sandhurst in 1861[2] and Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst from 1875.[3]

He was given the colonelcy of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) from 1874 to 1882[4] and of the King's Own Scottish Borderers from 1882 to his death.[5]

Family

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He died in 1903. In 1845 he had married his cousin, Emily Cephalonia Napier, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles James Napier; they had seven daughters and one son.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cheltenham Register
  2. ^ "No. 22551". The London Gazette. 27 September 1861. p. 3861.
  3. ^ Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain by Peter Beauclerk Dewar, p. 1101
  4. ^ 3rd Foot
  5. ^ "The King's Own Scottish Borderers". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. ^ The Peerage.com

Further reading

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Military offices
Preceded by Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
1875−1882
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Colonel of the 25th (King's Own Borderers) Regiment of Foot
1882−1903
Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
1874−1882
Succeeded by