Admiral George Brydges Rodney

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Admiral_George_Brydges_Rodney
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1718-02-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Walton-on-Thames,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Old_Alresford,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:St._Lucia
gptkb:Martinique
gptkb:Sint_Eustatius
gptkbp:child gptkb:George_Rodney,_2nd_Baron_Rodney
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Jamaica_Station
gptkb:Leeward_Islands_Station
gptkb:West_Indies_fleet
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1792-05-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral George Brydges Rodney
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Saltash
gptkb:Northampton
gptkb:Penryn
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:St_Paul's_Cathedral,_London
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor breaking the French line at the Battle of the Saintes
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saintes
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_St._Vincent_(1780)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Admiral
gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Henry_Rodney
gptkb:Mary_Rodney
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Joshua_Reynolds
gptkb:Thomas_Gainsborough
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Peter_Parker
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:serviceYears 1732–1792
gptkbp:signature George Brydges Rodney signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Henrietta_Clies
gptkb:Jane_Compton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Samuel_Hood
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Baron_Rodney
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Rodney
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6