page_title: William Keppel (British Army officer, born 1727)
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: William Keppel (British Army officer, born 1727) / Life
caption_attribution_description: English: British paintings in the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
context_page_description: Lieutenant-General William Keppel was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament.
context_section_description: He was born the third son of Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, and educated at Westminster school.
  He joined the British Army as an Ensign in the 2nd Foot Guards in 1744, and was promoted lieutenant in 1745. He transferred as captain-lieutenant  to the 1st Foot Guards in 1751, and was promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1752 and a colonel of the Army in 1760. On 17 December 1761 he was appointed colonel of the 56th Regiment of Foot, which he commanded until 1765. He was made major-general in 1762. 
  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. In 1763, he succeeded Albemarle as British Governor of Cuba. The island was returned to Spain in July 1763. 
  On 31 May 1765, he was appointed colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot, which he commanded until 1775, during which time he was elevated to lieutenant-general (1772).
  From 1767 until his death, he was a Member of Parliament for Chichester.
  He was Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in 1773. On 18 October 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 in 1782.
caption: General William Keppel, Storming the Morro Castle, by Joshua Reynolds
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