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George Brydges Rodney, 1. er barón Rodney (bautizado el 13 de febrero de 1718 en Walton-on-Thames - Londres 24 de mayo de 1792), fue un oficial naval Británico y elegido diputado por Saltash en 1751. Se casó con su primera esposa Jane Compton (1730-1757), hermana del séptimo conde de Northampton, en 1753.
Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB (bap. 13 February 1718 – 24 May 1792), was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782.
20 de may. de 2024 · George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney was an English admiral who won several important naval battles against French, Spanish, and Dutch forces. The grandson and son of army officers, Rodney briefly attended Harrow and entered the navy in July 1732.
George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron 1718-92. He was born in London and baptised on 13 February 1718, the second son of Henry Rodney, a captain of marines from Walton-on-Thames, and of his wife Mary Newton, the daughter and co-heiress of the diplomat, Sir Henry Newton.
1 de oct. de 2010 · Admiral George Brydges Rodney and the British fleet are speeding head-on towards them from the south. It is daybreak on 12 April 1782, and although neither admiral knows it, the stage is being set for one of the most significant naval battles in British history.
George Brydges Rodney. (1719—1792) naval officer and politician. Quick Reference. (1719–92) British admiral. He gained his early naval expertise with Hawke at Finisterre in 1747, and at Le Havre in 1759, where he destroyed the French flotilla in the Seven Years War.
18 de may. de 2018 · The British admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718-1792), by winning notable victories in Caribbean waters over French, Spanish, and Dutch forces, contributed substantially to British command of the seas in the late 18th century.
