Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer)

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Sir Charles Napier KCB GOTE
Portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, c. 1834 by John Simpson, Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis
Born	(1786-03-06)6 March 1786 Falkirk, Scotland
Died	6 November 1860(1860-11-06) (aged 74) Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom  Kingdom of Portugal (1833–1839)
Service/branch	Royal Navy Portuguese Navy
Years of service	1799–1853
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars War of 1812 Miguelite War Egyptian-Ottoman War Crimean War
Awards	Order of the Bath Order of the Tower and Sword Military Order of Maria Theresa
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Admiral Sir Charles John Napier KCB GOTE (6 March 1786^{[Note 1]} – 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, 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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