George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle


Earl of Albemarle

Portrait by Francis Cotes
Born(1724-04-08)8 April 1724
London, England
Died13 October 1772(1772-10-13) (aged 48)
London, England
AllegianceGreat Britain
BranchBritish Army
Years of service1745–1762
RankGeneral
Commands3rd (The King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)Anne Miller

General George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle, PC (8 April 1724 – 13 October 1772), styled Viscount Bury until 1754, was a British Army officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745 and Seven Years' War. He is best known for his victory over the Spanish during siege of Havana in 1762.