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