Admiral Sir George Rodney

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Admiral
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:West_Indies
gptkb:British_Admiralty
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,_2nd_Baron_Rodney
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:HMS_Formidable
gptkb:HMS_Sandwich
gptkbp:deathDate 1792-05-24
gptkbp:depictedIn Films
Documentaries
Historical novels
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
Seven Years' War
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Brydges_Rodney
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_British_naval_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Sir George Rodney
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Admiral_Horatio_Nelson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Admiral_Edward_Vernon
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Naval_victories_during_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:legacy Rodney's_Day
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Old Grog
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_Sir_Charles_Hardy
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Empire
Shipbuilding
Maritime history
Military history
Naval leadership
Naval tactics
Naval administration
Colonial warfare
Admiralty politics
British_naval_strategy
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1739-1792
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Sargent
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Jervis