COMMANDER // 1725–1786
Augustus Keppel
admiralGreat Britain1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1725 – 1786
Active service 1778 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 53.
Profile
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, PC 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 Maidstone, 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.
Battles (1)
1778
Battle of UshantAnglo-French War of 1778–1783 · Great Britain