Henry Edward Napier
| Henry Edward Napier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1789 |
| Died | 13 October 1853 (aged 64) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1803–1830 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Henry Edward Napier (5 March 1789 – 13 October 1853) was a British naval officer and historian.
He was the fifth son of Colonel the Honourable George Napier, and his second wife, Lady Sarah Lennox, seventh daughter of the 2nd Duke of Richmond, and one of the famed Lennox sisters. His brothers included General Sir Charles James Napier, Commander-in-Chief, India and conqueror of Sindh; Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier, Governor and Commander of the Cape of Good Hope; and General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey, and author of the History of the Peninsular War.
Napier entered the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth Dockyard on 5 May 1803, and on 20 September 1806 joined the 74-gun Spencer, as a first-class volunteer. In her under the Captains the Honourable Robert Stopford and John Quilliam, he visited the Cape of Good Hope, and as a midshipman took part in the Bombardment of Copenhagen, also assisting in the destruction of Fleckeroe Castle, on the coast of Norway. From December 1808 until September 1811 he served in the East Indies aboard the frigate Clorinde under Captain Thomas Briggs; the 74-gun Russell, flagship of Vice-Admiral William O'Bryen Drury, and the frigate Diomede, Captain Hugh Cook. He was appointed acting-lieutenant of the Diomede on 31 October 1809, receiving his commission on 4 May 1810.
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