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Sign: London - Trafalgar Square - Statue commemorating Charles James Napier


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Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DU, UK
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CHARLES JAMES NAPIER
GENERAL
BORN
MDCCLCCCII
DIED
MDCCCLIII

ELECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
THE MOST NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTORS
BEING PRIVATE SOLDIERS
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The statue commemorates Charles James Napier (1782-1853), a general in the British army who was later in the army of Bombay (part of the British military force that ruled India) in which he led the conquest of Sindh, and was the governor of this province.

The statue was made by George Gammon Adams and was placed in 1855-6

The statue was photographed that day Click for a larger image

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