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Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, 1810–90, British general. In the engineering service in India, he fought in the Sikh Wars Sikh Wars (1845–49), two conflicts preceding the British annexation of the Punjab. By a treaty with the British in 1809, the Sikh ruler of the Punjab, Ranjit Singh , had accepted the Sutlej River as the southern boundary of his domain.
..... Click the link for more information. (1845–49) and took part in the relief of Lucknow Lucknow or Lakhnau (both: lŭk`nou), city (1991 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. (1857) during the Indian Mutiny Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in India. It is also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, sepoys being the native soldiers.
..... Click the link for more information. . He was raised (1868) to the peerage following an expedition to Ethiopia in which he captured Magdala Magdala (mäg`dälä, măg`dələ), former name of Amba Mariam
..... Click the link for more information. and compelled the release of British captives. He later acted as commander in chief in India (1870–76) and as governor of Gibraltar.

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See biography by his son, H. D. Napier (1927), and his letters (ed. by his son, 1936).