Admiral Rodney

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Baron_Rodney
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1718-02-12
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's,_Antigua
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Rodney
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:HMS_Formidable
gptkb:HMS_Sandwich
gptkbp:contributedTo British_maritime_dominance
gptkbp:contribution Secured_British_naval_supremacy_in_the_Caribbean
gptkbp:deathDate 1792-05-24
gptkbp:depictedIn Historical novels
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote "I have done my duty; I leave the rest to God."
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:French_Navy
gptkb:Spanish_Navy
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkb:Battle_of_Quiberon_Bay
Battle of Lagos
Battle of the Nile
Battle of the Saintes
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Brydges_Rodney
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 18th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_British_naval_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Rodney
gptkbp:influenced British_naval_tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Admiral_Edward_Vernon
gptkb:Admiral_Horatio_Nelson
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Seven Years' War
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Naval_victories_during_the_American_Revolutionary_War
Innovative tactics in naval battles
gptkbp:legacy Influence on naval warfare strategy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:British_Caribbean_Fleet
gptkbp:nickname Rodney
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of the Saintes
Battle of Cape St. Vincent
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Portsmouth,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_John_Byng
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Admiral_Lord_Nelson
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:serviceYears 1739–1792
gptkbp:spouse Anne, Lady Rodney
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Richard_Howe