George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle

George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle KG PC (London, 8 April 1724 – 13 October 1772), styled Viscount Bury until 1754, was a British general and nobleman.

He came from a wealthy and powerful Dutch family from Guelders who had close connections to the Princes of Orange that had moved to England in the seventeenth century, in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution.

He started his military career serving in the Dutch Army fighting against the French, and in 1745, Keppel participated in the Battle of Fontenoy as an aide to Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.

He succeeded to the earldom on the death of his father in 1754; his younger brother Augustus replaced him as MP for Chichester.

The outbreak of the Seven Years' War once again caused him to return to active duty, and in July 1762, he was chosen to lead an assault on Havana.

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