George Brydges Rodney

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British peer Royal Navy admiral human naval commander

George Brydges Rodney was an 18th-century British admiral renowned for his naval victories during the American War of Independence, particularly in the Caribbean.

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George Brydges Rodney canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer ⓘ
Royal Navy admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ
awardReceived Knight of the Bath ⓘ
birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
birthDate 1718-02-13 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Old Alresford, Hampshire ⓘ
commanded Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) ⓘ
Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 ⓘ
surface form: Relief of Gibraltar (1780)
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: American War of Independence

Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763) ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathCountry Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1792-05-24 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
elevationToPeerageYear 1782 ⓘ
familyName Rodney ⓘ
fullName George Brydges Rodney self-link ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
knownFor naval victories in the Caribbean during the American War of Independence ⓘ
use of breaking the line tactic ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
monarchServed George II of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: George II

George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George III
nobleTitle 1st Baron Rodney ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) ⓘ
Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
Capture of Martinique (1762) ⓘ
defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 ⓘ
surface form: Relief of Gibraltar (1780)
occupation naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Okehampton ⓘ
Saltash ⓘ
promotedToRank Admiral ⓘ
Captain ⓘ
Rear Admiral of the White ⓘ
Vice Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ
surface form: Vice Admiral
promotionYear 1742 ⓘ
1759 ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1790 ⓘ
serviceStartYear 1732 ⓘ

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Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station → notableCommander → George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
George Brydges Rodney → fullName → George Brydges Rodney self-link ⓘ
Rodney Memorial → commemorates → George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Rodney Memorial → hasStatueOf → George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Rodney Memorial → dedicatedTo → George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) → hasCommander → George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
The Saints → commander → George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Battle of the Saintes → commander → George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Battle of Martinique (1780) → combatantCommander → George Brydges Rodney ⓘ