Sir Charles Napier
Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853), conqueror of Sind. pursuing the robber tribes. He was previously wounded and taken prisoner while serving under Sir John Moore in Spain, 1809. After taking Sind in 1843 he famously telegraphed home in Latin Peccavi (I have sinned). Captured Traki, stronghold of northern hill tribes, 1845. Resigned 1850
Picture No
11939132
Media ID
46093192
Size
4724px x 6108px
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Credit
© The John Meek Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
From The History of the British Empire in India and the East by Dr E H Nolan, published c.1860.Photograph: John Meek
Date
circa 1860
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