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Há 1 dia · Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel, second son of William Anne Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, was born in 1725 and entered the navy at the age of ten. In 1740 he served under Anson in the celebrated voyage round the world, and in 1744 was promoted to be commander and post-captain.
Há 3 dias · Jervis spent the first few years of the war patrolling the Channel in Foudroyant without seeing any significant action, but as the war reached Europe Jervis was placed under the command of Admiral Augustus Keppel. The Channel fleet, under Keppel, sighted the French fleet intending to enter Brest on 23 July.
Há 3 dias · Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel was a British admiral who held sea commands during the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence. During the final years of the latter conflict he served as First Lord of the Admiralty. During the Seven Years' War he saw constant service.
27 de abr. de 2024 · Commodore the Honourable Augustus Keppel, 1749 - Joshua Reynolds From October 1759 to April 1760, he had command of Royal Exchange , a hired vessel employed in petty convoy service, which only lasted a few months and on the 25th February 1761, he was posted and appointed to HMS Valiant at Keppel's request , fitting for Keppel's broad ...
1 de mai. de 2024 · Around Nov 1762 Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel (age 37) was appointed Commander in Chief: Jamaica Station. Culture, England, Military, Navy, Rear Admiral On 21 Oct 1762 Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel (age 37) was appointed Rear Admiral .
25 de abr. de 2024 · 1725 Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, British admiral, born in Caversham, Reading, England (d. 1786) 1767 Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal, born in Bar-le-Duc, France (d. 1847) 1769 Marc Isambard Brunel, French-born English engineer (Thames Tunnel), born in Hacqueville, France (d. 1849)
14 de mai. de 2024 · Captain Cook named the bay for his boss, Rear Admiral Augustus Keppel, but it was not until the 1860s that European settlers moved onto the island. On the northern side of the island, you can walk to the 1920s homestead occupied by the Leeke family still stands.
