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- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney abstract "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. It is often claimed that he was the commander to have pioneered the tactic of "breaking the line".Rodney came from a distinguished but poor background, and went to sea at the age of fourteen. His first major action was the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747. He made a large amount of prize money during the 1740s, allowing him to purchase a large country estate and a seat in the House of Commons of Great Britain. During the Seven Years' War, Rodney was involved in a number of amphibious operations such as the raids on Rochefort and Le Havre and the Siege of Louisbourg. He became well known for his role in the capture of Martinique in 1762. Following the Peace of Paris, Rodney's financial situation stagnated. He spent large sums of money pursuing his political ambitions. By 1774 he had run up large debts and was forced to flee Britain to avoid his creditors. He ended up imprisoned in a French Jail, where he was when war was declared in 1778. Thanks to a benefactor, Rodney was able to secure his release and returned to Britain where he was appointed to a new command.Rodney successfully relieved Gibraltar during the Great Siege and defeated a Spanish fleet during the 1780 Battle of Cape St. Vincent, known as the "Moonlight Battle" because it took place at night. He then was posted to the West Indies, where he became involved in the controversial 1781 capture of Sint Eustatius. Later that year he briefly returned home suffering from ill health. During his absence the British lost the crucial Battle of the Chesapeake leading to the surrender at Yorktown.To some Rodney was a controversial figure, accused of an obsession with prize money and nepotism. This was brought to a head in the wake of his taking of Sint Eustatius for which he was heavily criticised in Britain. Orders for his recall had been sent when Rodney won a decisive victory at the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782, ending the French threat to Jamaica. On his return to Britain, Rodney was made a peer and was awarded an annual pension of £2,000. He lived in retirement until his death in 1792.The use of Rodney as a first name originates with the admiral. It became a popular name for boys at the end of the eighteenth century.".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney award Order_of_the_Bath.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Action_of_8_January_1780.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle American_Revolutionary_War.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Battle_of_Cape_St._Vincent_(1780).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Battle_of_Havana_(1762).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Battle_of_Martinique_(1780).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Battle_of_the_Saintes.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle British_Blockade_of_France_(1756-1762).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle British_expedition_against_Grenada_(1762).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle British_expedition_against_St_Lucia_(1762).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Capture_of_Sint_Eustatius.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Fourth_Anglo-Dutch_War.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Great_Siege_of_Gibraltar.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Invasion_of_Martinique_(1762).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Invasion_of_Tobago.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Raid_on_Le_Havre.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Raid_on_Rochefort.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Second_Battle_of_Cape_Finisterre_(1747).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Seven_Years'_War.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle Siege_of_Louisbourg_(1758).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battle War_of_the_Austrian_Succession.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney birthDate "1718-02-13".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney birthPlace Surrey.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney birthPlace Walton-on-Thames.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney birthYear "1718".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney deathDate "1792-05-24".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney deathPlace Hanover_Square,_London.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney deathPlace London.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney deathYear "1792".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney militaryCommand "Greenwich Hospital".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney restingPlace Old_Alresford.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney serviceEndYear "1792".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney serviceStartYear "1732".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney thumbnail Admiral_of_the_White_by_Thomas_Gainsborough.jpg?width=300.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney viafId "56931719".
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- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney after Francis_William_Drake.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney after George_Darby.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney after George_Rodney,_2nd_Baron_Rodney.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney after Richard_Howe,_1st_Earl_Howe.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney battles "*War of the Austrian Succession **Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) *Seven Years' War **Raid on Rochefort **Raid on Le Havre **British Blockade of France (1756-1762) **Siege of Louisbourg (1758) **British expedition against Martinique (1762) **British expedition against Grenada (1762) **British expedition against St Lucia (1762) **British expedition against Cuba (1762) *American War of Independence **Cape Finisterre (1780) **Battle of Cape St. Vincent **Relief of Gibraltar **Battle of Martinique (1780) **French invasion of Tobago **Battle of the Saintes *Fourth Anglo–Dutch War **Capture of Sint Eustatius (1781) *".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney before Charles_Watson_(Royal_Navy_officer).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney before Edward_Hawke,_1st_Baron_Hawke.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney before Francis_Holburne.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney before "New Creation".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney birthDate "--02-13".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney birthPlace Surrey.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney birthPlace Walton-on-Thames.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney caption "Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes, 1782 by Thomas Gainsborough. Behind is the French fleur de lys naval ensign from the captured Ville De Paris".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney commands Greenwich_Hospital,_London.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney dateOfBirth "1718-02-13".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney dateOfDeath "1792-05-24".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney deathDate "1792-05-24".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney deathPlace Hanover_Square,_London.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney deathPlace London.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney hasPhotoCollection George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney name "George Brydges Rodney".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney name "Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney name "Types of Naval Officers".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney nationality United_Kingdom.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney no "18314".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney placeOfBirth Surrey.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney placeOfBirth Walton-on-Thames.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney placeOfDeath Hanover_Square,_London.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney placeOfDeath London.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney placeofburial Old_Alresford.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney rank Admiral_(Royal_Navy).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney residence United_Kingdom.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney serviceyears "1732".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney shortDescription "Royal Navy admiral".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title Baron_Rodney.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title Greenwich_Hospital,_London.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title Rear-Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title Vice-Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title "Member of Parliament for Northampton".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title "Member of Parliament for Okehampton".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title "Member of Parliament for Penryn".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title "Member of Parliament for Saltash".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney title "Member of Parliament for Westminster".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney with Charles_James_Fox.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney with Francis_Basset_(1715–1769).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney with Sir_Edward_Turner,_2nd_Baronet.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney with Sir_George_Osborn,_4th_Baronet.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney with Stamp_Brooksbank.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney with Wilbraham_Tollemache,_6th_Earl_of_Dysart.
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney with Robert_Vyner_(1717-1799).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney with Thomas_Howe_(MP).
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney years "1749".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney years "1751".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney years "1759".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney years "1761".
- George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney years "1765".