William Keppel (British Army officer, born 1727)

Lieutenant-General William Keppel (5 November 1727 – March 1782) was a British soldier, the third son of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle.

Military career

On 17 December 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 Morro Castle.^[1] In 1763, he succeeded Albemarle as British Governor of Cuba. The island was returned to Spain in July 1763.^[2] On 31 May 1765, he was appointed colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot,^[2] which he commanded until 1775.

From 1767 until his death, he was MP for Chichester.

He was Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in 1773.^[3] On 18 October 1775 he was appointed colonel of the 12th Royal Lancers, which he commanded until his death.

Court offices
Preceded by Hon. Charles Roper	Page of Honour 1741–1746	Succeeded by Harvey Smith
Preceded by James Brudenell	Gentleman of the Horse 1747–1760	Succeeded by Richard Berenger
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Page Lord George Henry Lennox	Member of Parliament for Chichester 1767–1782 With: John Page 1767–68 Thomas Conolly 1768–80 Thomas Steele 1780–82	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

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