Admiral George Brydges Rodney

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Admiral George Brydges Rodney was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral renowned for his victories during the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, particularly the Battle of the Saintes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer ⓘ
Royal Navy officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
awardReceived Knight of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1718-02-13 ⓘ
birthPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
burialPlace Old Alresford, Hampshire ⓘ
child George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney ⓘ
linked to: 1st Baron Rodney
conflict American War of Independence ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763) ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
createdTitle Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke ⓘ
deathDate 1792-05-24 ⓘ
deathPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
familyName Rodney ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
honorificPrefix Admiral ⓘ
knownFor breaking the French line at the Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
command in the Caribbean during the American War of Independence ⓘ
naval tactics innovation ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral of the White ⓘ
militaryUnit HMS Dublin ⓘ
HMS Eagle ⓘ
HMS Marlborough ⓘ
HMS Sandwich ⓘ
name George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Baron Rodney ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) ⓘ
Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
Capture of Martinique (1762) ⓘ
Capture of Saint Eustatius (1781) ⓘ
Relief of Gibraltar (1780) ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Okehampton ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Penryn ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Saltash ⓘ
promotedToRank admiral ⓘ
captain ⓘ
rear admiral ⓘ
vice admiral ⓘ
spouse Jane Compton ⓘ

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Rodney Memorial → commemorates → Admiral George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
West Indies Station → notableCommander → Admiral Sir George Rodney ⓘ
subject linked to: West Indies station
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
HMS Rodney → namedAfter → Admiral George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
subject linked to: battleship HMS Rodney
Battle of the Saintes → opposingCommander → Admiral Sir George Rodney ⓘ
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
Battle of the Saintes → fleetCommander → Admiral Sir George Rodney ⓘ
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
HMS Rodney → namedAfter → Admiral George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Rodney → hasNotableTitleAssociated → Viscount Rodney ⓘ
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
Old Alresford, Hampshire → hasNotableResident → Admiral Lord Rodney ⓘ
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
1st Baron Rodney → child → George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney ⓘ
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
1st Baron Rodney → alsoKnownAs → George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ⓘ
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
Robert Calder → servedUnder → Admiral George Rodney ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Robert Calder
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney
HMS Rodney → namedAfter → Admiral George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral class
Ville de Paris → capturedBy → Admiral Sir George Rodney ⓘ
subject linked to: French flagship Ville de Paris
linked to: Admiral George Brydges Rodney