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Augustus Keppel (Londres, 25 de abril de 1725 -Suffolk, 2 de octubre de 1786) primer vizconde de Keppel, fue un oficial de la Marina Real británica y político, miembro de la Cámara de los Comunes desde 1755 hasta 1782.
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- 2 de octubre de 1786 (61 años), Elveden (Reino Unido)
- Church of St Andrew and St Patrick, Elveden
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
21 de abr. 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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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.
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.
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.
Background. The British had a fleet of thirty ships-of-the-line, four frigates, and two fire-ships commanded by Admiral Augustus Keppel, in HMS Victory, which sailed from Spithead on 9 July. [5] .
