William Francis Patrick Napier
General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB (7 December 1785– 12 February 1860), Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian, third son of Colonel George Napier (1751–1804) and his wife, Lady Sarah Lennox (1845-1826) was born at Celbridge, near Dublin.
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