Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Royal Navy admiral
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1786
Place of Birth: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 06-Nov-1860
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer)
- Admiral Sir Charles John Napier KCB GOTE RN (6 March 1786 – 6 November 1860) was a British naval officer whose sixty years in the Royal Navy included service in the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars, Syrian War and the Crimean War (with the Russians), and a period commanding the Portuguese navy in the Liberal Wars.
- An innovator concerned with the development of iron ships, and an advocate of humane reform in the Royal Navy, he was also active in politics as a Liberal Member of Parliament and was probably the naval officer most widely known to the public in the early Victorian Era.
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