See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY See also:

• KEPPEL, AUGUSTUS KEPPEL, VISCOUNT (1725-1786)
• SIR HENRY KEPPEL (1809-1904)

KEPPEL (1809-1904)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, son of the 4th See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• ALBEMARLE, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Albemarle and of his wife See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth, daughter of See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord de See also:

• CLIFFORD
• CLIFFORD, JOHN (1836- )
• CLIFFORD, WILLIAM KINGDON (1845-1879)

Clifford, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 14th of See also:

• JUNE

June "See also:

• BOG (from Ir. and Gael. bogach, bog, soft)

Bog, and entered the See also:

• NAVY

navy from the old See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

academy of See also:

• PORTSMOUTH
• PORTSMOUTH, EARLS OF
• PORTSMOUTH, LOUISE DE

Portsmouth in 1822 . His See also:

• FAMILY

family connexions secured him rapid promotion, at a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time when the rise of less fortunate See also:

• OFFICERS

officers was very slow . He became See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in 1829 and See also:

• COMMANDER

commander in 1833 . His first command in the " See also:

• CHILDERS, HUGH CULLING EARDLEY (1827-1896)
• CHILDERS, ROBERT CAESAR (1838-1876)

Childers" brig (16) was largely passed on the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, which was then in the midst of the See also:

• CONVULSIONS

convulsions of the Carlist See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• KEPPEL, AUGUSTUS KEPPEL, VISCOUNT (1725-1786)
• KEPPEL, SIR HENRY (1809-1904)

Keppel had already made himself known as a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• SEAMAN, OWEN (1861– )

seaman . He was engaged with the See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron stationed on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west coast of See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa to suppress the slave See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade . In .1837 he was promoted See also:

• POST

post captain, and appointed in 1841 to the "See also:

• DIDO, or ELISSA

Dido " for service in See also:

• CHINA

China and against the See also:

• MALAY

Malay pirates, a service which he repeated in 1847, when in command of H.M.S . " Maeander." The See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story of his two commands was told by himself in two publications, The Expedition to See also:

• BORNEO

Borneo of H.M.S . " Dido " for the Suppression of Piracy (1846), and in A Visit to the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian See also:

• ARCHIPELAGO

Archipelago in H.M.S . " Maeander " (1853) The substance of these books was afterwards incorporated into his autobiography, which was published in 1899 under the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title A Sailor's See also:

• LIFE

Life under four Sovereigns . In 1853 he was appointed to the command of the " St See also:

• JEAN

Jean d'See also:

• ACRE
• ACRE, or AQUIRY

Acre " of for guns for service in the See also:

• CRIMEAN

Crimean War . But he had no opportunity to distinguish himself at See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea in that struggle .

As commander of the naval See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade landed to co-operate in the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• SEVASTOPOL, or SEBASTOPOL

Sevastopol, he was more fortunate, and he had an See also:

• HONOURABLE (Fr. honorable, from Lat. honorabilis, worthy of honour)

honourable See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share in the latter days of the siege and reduction of the fortress . After the Crimean War he was again sent out to China, this time in command of the " See also:

• RALEIGH
• RALEIGH, SIR WALTER (c. 1552-1618)

Raleigh," as See also:

• COMMODORE (a form of " commander"; in the 17th century the term " commandore " is used)

commodore to serve under See also:

• SIR

Sir M . See also:

• SEYMOUR
• SEYMOUR, HORATIO (1810-1886)
• SEYMOUR, or ST MAUR
• SEYMOUR, THOMAS

Seymour . The " Raleigh " was lost on an uncharted See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

rock near Hong-See also:

• KONG

Kong, but three small vessels were named to See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act as her tenders, and Commodore Keppel commanded in them, and with the See also:

• CREW (sometimes explained as a sea term of Scandinavian origin, cf. O. Icel. kris, a swarm or crowd, but now regarded as a shortened form of accrue, accrewe, used in the 16th century in the sense of a reinforcement, O. Fr. acreue, from accrofire, to grow,
• CREW, NATHANIEL CREW, 3RD BARON (1633–1721)

crew of the " Raleigh," in the See also:

• ACTION

action with the See also:

• CHINESE, JAPANESE AND

Chinese at Fatshan See also:

• CREEK
• CREEK (Mid. Eng. crike or creke, common to many N. European languages)

Creek (June 1, 1857) . He was honourably acquitted for the loss of the " Raleigh," and was named to the command of the See also:

• ALLIGATOR (Spanish el lagarto, " the lizard ")

Alligator," which he held till his promotion to See also:

• REAR

rear-admiral . For his share in the action at Fatshan Creek he was made K.C.B . The prevalence of See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace gave Sir See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry Keppel no further See also:

• CHANCE (through the O. Fr. cheance, from the Late Lat. cadentia, things happening, from cadere, to fall out, happen; cf. " case ")

chance of active service, but he held successive commands till his retirement from the active See also:

• LIST (O.E. lisle, a Teutonic word, cf. Dut. lust, Ger. Leiste, adapted in Ital. lista and Fr. lisle)
• LIST, FRIEDRICH (1789-1846)

list in 1879, two years after he attained the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of Admiral of the See also:

• FLEET

Fleet . He died at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of 95 on the 17th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1904 .