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General Sir Charles James Napier, GCB (/ ˈneɪpiər / NAY-pee-ər; [1] 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 Commande...
Aug 25, 2024 · Sir Charles James Napier (born August 10, 1782, London, England—died August 29, 1853, Portsmouth, Hampshire) was a British general, who conquered (1843) Sind (now in Pakistan) and served as its governor (1843–47).
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Feb 6, 2021 · February 17, 1843 — Charles Napier, one of the bravest soldiers in the days of the British Empire, was left for dead on one battlefield and had his horse shot from under him – on two occasions – in other conflicts.
Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was an American actor who was known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt.
YearTitleRoleNotes2011Dr. SpeltsVoice, episode: "Stage Two"; Final role2008Hal ChaneyEpisode: "Shore Leave"2007Bert's DadEpisode: "The Lefty Call"2007Sergeant GuardEpisode: "Field Trips, Permission Slips, ...Heroic, ambitious, opinionated and independent to the point of insubordination, Sir Charles James Napier (1782–1853) was an inspiring leader. Published in 1857 in four volumes, this is the story of Napier's remarkable, action-packed and often controversial life and military career, as told by his brother William.
Charles Napier. Actor: The Silence of the Lambs. Charles Napier was born in the tiny community of Mt. Union, near Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, to Linus Pitts Napier, a tobacco farmer and postman, and his wife, Sara, on April 12, 1936.
The rock-like chin and teeth made Charles Napier a distinctive character actor in Hollywood. His breakthrough came in the director Russ Meyer's sexploitation films, beginning with the 1969...
