Picture No | 10217264 |
Date | 1849 |
Description | Grand Dinner to General Sir Charles J. Napier, at the London |
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Banquet held by the directors of the East India Company at the London Tavern in honour of Sir Charles Napier's appointment as commander of the British army in the East Indies. Napier (1782-1853) was a successful general and colonial administrator, having been appointed governor of India in 1843.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 24 March 1849 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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