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Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, PC (25 April 1725 – 2 October 1786) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1755 to 1782. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate Maidstone, during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- 25 April 1725
- Admiral
- 1735–1786
- Royal Navy
Augustus Keppel; Información personal; Nacimiento: 25 de abril de 1725 Londres (Reino de Gran Bretaña) Fallecimiento: 2 de octubre de 1786 (61 años) Elveden (Reino Unido) Sepultura: Church of St Andrew and St Patrick, Elveden: Nacionalidad: Británica: Familia; Padres: Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle Anne van Keppel, Countess of ...
- Británica
- 2 de octubre de 1786 (61 años), Elveden (Reino Unido)
- Church of St Andrew and St Patrick, Elveden
19 de mar. de 2024 · Augustus Keppel (born April 25, 1725—died October 2, 1786, Elveden Hall, Suffolk, England) was an English admiral and politician whose career as a seagoing commander ended in a controversy of political origin during the American Revolution.
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El almirante Augustus Keppel, primer vizconde de Keppel, PC (25 de abril de 1725 -2 de octubre de 1786) fue un oficial y político de la Marina Real que se sentó en la Cámara de los Comunes de 1755 a 1782.
Augustus Keppel. Militar británico. Primer vizconde de Keppel y primer lord del Almirantazgo. Segundo de George Pocock en la acción de toma de La Habana por los ingleses en el año 1762. Sumario. 1 Síntesis biográfica. 1.1 Trayectoria militar. 1.2 Muerte. 2 Otras funciones. 3 Fuente. Síntesis biográfica. Nació el 25 de abril de 1725 .
Hon. Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount. 1725-86. He was born on 25 April 1725, the second son of the Whig aristocrat and diplomat Willem Anne Van Keppel, the 2nd Earl of Albemarle, and of his wife Lady Anne Lennox, the daughter of the 1st Earl Richmond, who in turn was the illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mistress the Duchess of Portsmouth.
Admiral Augustus Keppel was court-martialled for his inconclusive engagement with the French off Ushant at the request of his subordinate officer Sir Hugh Palliser; and his acquittal in February 1779 was celebrated throughout England.