William Keppel (British army officer)
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Lieutenant-General William Keppel (November 5, 1727 – March 1782) was a British soldier, the third son of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle.
On December 17, 1761, he was appointed colonel of the 56th Regiment of Foot, which he commanded until 1765.
In 1762, he took part (with his brothers the Earl of Albemarle and Hon. Augustus Keppel) in the British expedition against Cuba, and directed the storming of the Morro Castle. In 1763, he succeeded Albemarle as British governor of Cuba. The island was returned to Spain in July. On May 31, 1765, he was appointed colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot, which he commanded until 1775.
From 1767 until his death, he was MP for Chichester.
In 1773 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. On October 18, 1775, he was appointed colonel of the 12th Royal Lancers, which he commanded until his death.
He was Gentleman of the Horse to George III of England and died unmarried.
| Court offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hon. Charles Roper |
Page of Honour 1741–1746 |
Succeeded by Harvey Smith |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by John Page Lord George Henry Lennox |
Member of Parliament for Chichester with John Page 1767–1768 Thomas Conolly 1768–1780 Thomas Steele 1780–1782 1767–1782 |
Succeeded by Thomas Steele Percy Charles Wyndham |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Charles Manners |
Colonel of the 56th Regiment of Foot 1761–1765 |
Succeeded by James Durand |
| Preceded by Charles Jeffereys |
Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot 1765–1775 |
Succeeded by Robert Cuninghame |
| Preceded by Unknown |
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1773–1774 |
Succeeded by The Lord Heathfield |
| Preceded by Sir William Augustus Pitt |
Colonel of the 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1775–1782 |
Succeeded by George Lane Parker |
