Augustus Leopold Kuper

Sir Augustus Kuper
Franco-Anglo-Japanese conference on the Semiramis, 2 July 1863. Forefront: French interpreter Frederik Blekman, Japanese interpreter. Background (from left to right): Three Japanese governors of Yokohama, Duchesne de Bellecourt, daimyō Sakai-Hida-no-Kami, Colonel Neale (British representative in Japan), Admiral Jaurès, Admiral Kuper
Born(1809-08-16)16 August 1809
Died28 October 1885(1885-10-28) (aged 76)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1823–1876
RankAdmiral
Commands Pelorous
Alligator
Calliope
Thetis
HMS London
East Indies and China Station
Battles / warsFirst Opium War
Bombardment of Kagoshima
Shimonoseki campaign
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper GCB (16 August 1809 – 28 October 1885) was a Royal Navy officer known for his commands in East Asia.


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