ABSTRACT
In 1811 Napier, finally a lieutenant-colonel, was sent to Guernsey to take command of the 102nd Regiment as soon as he could, for ‘the state of discipline of that corps requires that you should join it without loss of time’. The 102nd had the reputation for being the worst regiment in the army. In 1808 it had mutinied against Captain Bligh in New South Wales (this mutiny was nineteen years after Fletcher Christian’s more famous rebellion). Napier said he would make the 102nd the best regiment there was. But he was not yet in the best shape himself. His wounds left him feverish and prone to fits. 1
