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 NERFINISHED
awardReceived Knight of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
birthDate 1718-02-13
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Old Alresford, Hampshire NERFINISHED
child George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney NERFINISHED
conflict American War of Independence NERFINISHED
Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763) NERFINISHED
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
createdTitle Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke NERFINISHED
deathDate 1792-05-24
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
familyName Rodney NERFINISHED
givenName George NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
militaryUnit HMS Dublin NERFINISHED
HMS Eagle NERFINISHED
HMS Marlborough NERFINISHED
HMS Sandwich NERFINISHED
name George Brydges Rodney NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 1st Baron Rodney NERFINISHED
notableWork Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) NERFINISHED
Battle of the Saintes NERFINISHED
Capture of Martinique (1762) NERFINISHED
Capture of Saint Eustatius (1781) NERFINISHED
Relief of Gibraltar (1780) NERFINISHED
peerage Peerage of Great Britain NERFINISHED
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station
Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED

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Rodney Memorial commemorates Admiral George Brydges Rodney
West Indies station notableCommander Admiral George Brydges Rodney
subject surface form: West Indies Station
this entity surface form: Admiral Sir George Rodney
battleship HMS Rodney namedAfter Admiral George Brydges Rodney
subject surface form: HMS Rodney
Battle of the Saintes opposingCommander Admiral George Brydges Rodney
this entity surface form: Admiral Sir George Rodney
Battle of the Saintes fleetCommander Admiral George Brydges Rodney
this entity surface form: Admiral Sir George Rodney
HMS Rodney namedAfter Admiral George Brydges Rodney