Napier was commissioned into the
52nd Regiment of Foot on 3 July 1805. He took part in the
Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807, at the
Battle of Corunna in January 1809 and at the
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 during the
Napoleonic Wars. and from 1857 to his death Colonel of the
71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot. He was the brother of Admiral
Sir Charles Napier. ==References==