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Sir William Francis Patrick Napier

Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 1785-1860, British general and historian; brother of Sir Charles James Napier . He served in the Peninsular War and wrote a famous and still authoritative History of the War in the Peninsula (6 vol., 1828-40).

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Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick (1785–1860), served in Sir John Moore's campaign in Spain (1808) and in the subsequent war in the Peninsula. His History of the War in the Peninsula (1828–40) has placed him high among historical writers.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (November 16, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-NapierSirWillimFrncsPtrck.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-NapierSirWillimFrncsPtrck.html

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