Person:Augustus Keppel (2)

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Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
b.25 Apr 1725
d.2 Oct 1786
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m. 1723
  1. George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle1724 - 1772
  2. Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel1725 - 1786
  3. William Keppel1727 - 1782
  4. Frederick Keppel1728 - 1777
  5. Caroline Keppel1737 - 1769
  6. Lady Elizabeth Keppel1739 - 1768
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Name Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Apr 1725
Death[1] 2 Oct 1786
Reference Number? Q332972?


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Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, PC (25 April 17252 October 1786) was a 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 , during the War of the Austrian Succession. He went on to serve as Commodore on the North American Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station during the Seven Years' War. After that he served as Senior Naval Lord and then Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet.

During the American Revolutionary War Keppel came into a notorious dispute with Sir Hugh Palliser over Palliser's conduct as his second-in-command at the inconclusive Battle of Ushant in July 1778; the dispute led to Keppel being court-martialled, although he was subsequently acquitted. During the final years of the American Revolutionary War Keppel served as First Lord of the Admiralty.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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