Sir Henry Keppel | |
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 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel | |
| Born | 14 June 1809 Kensington, London |
| Died | 17 January 1904 (aged 94) Piccadilly, London |
| Buried | St Mary the Virgin, Winkfield |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1822–1879 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands | HMS Childers HMS Maeander HMS St Jean d'Acre HMS Rodney HMS Colossus Cape of Good Hope Station South East Coast of America Station China Station Plymouth Command |
| Battles / wars | First Carlist War First Opium War Crimean War Second Opium War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of Merit Legion of Honour (France) Order of the Medjidie, 2nd Class (Ottoman Empire) |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Louisa Crosbie (div) Jane Elizabeth West |
Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Henry Keppel GCB, OM (14 June 1809 – 17 January 1904) was a Royal Navy officer. His first command was largely spent off the coast of Spain, which was then in the midst of the First Carlist War. As commanding officer of the corvette HMS Dido on the East Indies and China Station he was deployed in operations during the First Opium War and in operations against Borneo pirates. He later served as commander of the naval brigade besieging Sebastopol during the Crimean War. After becoming second-in-command of the East Indies and China Station, he commanded the British squadron in the action with Chinese pirates at the Battle of Fatshan Creek when he sank around 100 enemy war-junks. He subsequently took part in the capture of Canton during the Second Opium War.
Keppel went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station, then Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station, Commander-in-Chief, China Station and finally Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.