Lieutenant-General Robert Napier (died 23 November 1766) was an officer of the British Army.
Biography[]
He was appointed ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot on 9 May 1722, and reached the rank of captain in the regiment on 21 January 1738.[1] After performing regimental duty a few years, he was placed on the staff, and employed in the Quartermaster-General's Department. In 1742 he was appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General of the forces ordered to Flanders,[2] and in 1745 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1746, he was advanced to the rank of colonel, and he was afterwards appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces. In 1755, King George II appointed him colonel of a newly raised regiment, later 51st Foot;[3] in 1756 he was promoted to the rank of major-general,[4] and on 22 April 1757 he was removed to the 12th Regiment of Foot.[5] In 1759, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general.[6] He died on 23 November 1766, at London.[7]
References[]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Historical Record of the Twelfth, or the East Suffolk Regiment of Foot by Richard Cannon (1848) pp. 99-100.
- ↑ Army List for 1740, p. 16.
- ↑ "No. 8113". 24–27 April 1742. p. 2. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/8113/page/2
- ↑ "No. 9540". 23–27 December 1755. p. 1. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/9540/page/1
- ↑ "No. 9552". 3–7 February 1756. p. 2. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/9552/page/2
- ↑ "No. 9684". 3–7 May 1757. p. 2. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/9684/page/2
- ↑ "No. 9924". 21–25 August 1759. p. 2. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/9924/page/2
- ↑ The Scots Magazine: vol. 28. p. 615. November 1766.
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