Admiral Rodney

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_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:Martinique_(1762)
gptkb:St._Lucia_(1778)
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Rodney,_2nd_Baron_Rodney
gptkb:John_Rodney
James Rodney
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Rodney_Bay,_Saint_Lucia
gptkb:HMS_Rodney_(ships_named_after_him)
gptkb:Rodney_Parade,_Newport,_Wales
gptkb:Rodney_Street,_Liverpool
gptkbp:deathDate 1792-05-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harrow_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Brydges_Rodney
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Rodney
gptkbp:knownFor innovative naval tactics
defeating the French fleet in 1782
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral,_London
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saintes
gptkb:Battle_of_Martinique_(1780)
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_St._Vincent_(1780)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:parliamentaryService gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Northampton
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Penryn
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Baron_Rodney_of_Rodney_Stoke
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Joshua_Reynolds
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_George_Bridges_Rodney,_1st_Baronet
gptkbp:serviceYears 1732–1792
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Henrietta_Clies
gptkb:Jane_Compton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Rodney,_2nd_Baron_Rodney
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Baron_Rodney
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rodney's_Stone
gptkb:Battles_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6