Charles James Napier Quiz

    General Sir Charles James Napier was a general of the British Empire and the British Army’s Commander-in-Chief in India, notable for conquering the Sindh Province.

    Charles James Napier Quiz Questions

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    1. What dispatch did Charles James Napier send when he conquered Sind?
    a) Confiteor
    b) Mea culpa
    c) Mea maxima culpa
    d) Peccavi

    2. When was Charles James Napier born?
    a) 9 March 1774
    b) 15 May 1768
    c) 10 August 1782
    d) 19 December 1786

    3. Where was Charles James Napier born?
    a) London
    b) Liverpool
    c) Birmingham
    d) Connorville

    4. Where was Charles James Napier military resident in 1822-1830?
    a) Rhodesia
    b) New Zealand
    c) Cephalonia
    d) Canada

    5. Which fortress in Sind did Charles James Napier raze?
    a) Imamgarh
    b) Karachi
    c) Bahawalpur
    d) Hyderabad

    6. Where did Charles James Napier defeat the emirs of Sind on 17 February 1843?
    a) Jullundur
    b) Gawdar
    c) Peshawar
    d) Miani

    7. When was the Battle of Dabo?
    a) 26 April 1839
    b) 24 February 1843
    c) 4 September 1848
    d) 12 November 1852

    8. Who was the governor general when Sind was annexed?
    a) William Bentinck
    b) James Bruce
    c) Edward Law
    d) James Ramsay

    9. When did Charles James Napier die?
    a) 6 January 1888
    b) 10 June 1856
    c) 29 August 1853
    d) 12 October 1845

    10. Where did Charles James Napier die?
    a) Delhi
    b) Lahore
    c) Calcutta
    d) Portsmouth

    Charles James Napier Quiz Questions and Answers

    1. What dispatch did Charles James Napier send when he conquered Sind?
    d) Peccavi

    2. When was Charles James Napier born?
    c) 10 August 1782

    3. Where was Charles James Napier born?
    a) London

    4. Where was Charles James Napier military resident in 1822-1830?
    c) Cephalonia

    5. Which fortress in Sind did Charles James Napier raze?
    a) Imamgarh

    6. Where did Charles James Napier defeat the emirs of Sind on 17 February 1843?
    d) Miani

    7. When was the Battle of Dabo?
    b) 24 February 1843

    8. Who was the governor general when Sind was annexed?
    c) Edward Law

    9. When did Charles James Napier die?
    c) 29 August 1853

    10. Where did Charles James Napier die?
    d) Portsmouth

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