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27 de abr. de 2024 · Monuments and memorials; Sculpture; Rodney, George Brydges, -1718-1792 - Statues
24 de abr. de 2024 · Admiral Rodney is depicted receiving the submission of the defeated De Grasse after the Battle of the Saints, as English sailors bring ashore the spoils of war, and chagrined politicians Fox, Keppel, and the Duke of Richmond look on from the left, with Sandwich and North behind them.
18 de abr. de 2024 · Always solicitous towards the concerns of the lower deck, Rodney conspicuously failed in his relations with brother officers, and his ill‐starred quest for wealth could prejudice his commands out of a greed for prize money.
24 de abr. de 2024 · Admiral Rodney is shown on the shore with Britannia and Neptune, who hand him their staffs, while the British Lion claws at the flag of France on which Rodney stands. Standing out to sea in a toy boat made of playing cards, Admiral Pigot (represented as a pig) views the scene through his spyglass.
1 de may. de 2024 · He followed Douglas to his next command HMS Formidable under George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron Rodney (age 62). In Oct 1797 Admiral George Francis Seymour-Conway (age 10) joined the Royal Navy . In 1893 Vice Admiral Charles Andrew Fountaine (age 13) joined the Royal Navy .
19 de abr. de 2024 · A class consisting of just a pair of ships, the HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson, these vessels would become two of the most iconic, and unique, warships ever built. The names of these two ships come from two of the Royal Navy’s most famous admirals: George Brydges Rodney, the 1st Baron Rodney, and, of course, Lord Horatio Nelson (who ...
16 de abr. de 2024 · Rodney is an English toponym that means “Hroda’s Island” in Old English, which came to be used as a given name in honor of Admiral George Brydges Rodney. He also wielded the title of Baron Rodney, which was specifically created for him in 1782.
