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30 de abr. de 2016 · George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney. Birthdate: 1753. Death: Immediate Family: Son of Adm. George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB and Jane Rodney. Husband of Anne Rodney. Father of George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney; Thomas Harley-Rodney, 4th Baron Rodney; Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney; Robert Rodney; James Berkeley Rodney and 5 others.
Rodney, George Brydges, (1719-1792), 1st Baron Stoke-Rodney, Admiral This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
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George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, (13 February 1718 — 24 May 1792) was a British naval officer. He was best known for his tactical decision-making in the American War of Independence, particularly for the use of “Crossing the T” to defeat the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. He died unexpectedly on May 23 rd 1792.
On 16 Jan. 1780, on his way to take up his command, Rodney captured a Spanish convoy and effected the relief of Gibraltar. In recognition of his victory the Administration offered him either the lieutenant-generalcy of marines or a pension of a thousand a year with the reversion to his wife and children. He elected for the pension.
27 de may. de 2024 · 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.
Lord Rodney is depicted here wearing an admiral’s uniform and the ribbon and star of the Order of the Bath. Rodney entered the Navy in 1732. He became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands and Barbados in 1779. In 1780, he defeated a Spanish squadron off Cape St Vincent and two years later defeated the French in the Battle of the Saints in the West Indies, restoring British supremacy at ...
