Resultado de búsqueda
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.
- Británica
- Henry Rodney, Mary Newton
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.
4 de abr. de 2024 · May 24, 1792, London. Role In: Battle of the Saintes. George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (baptized Feb. 13, 1718, London, Eng.—died May 24, 1792, London) 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 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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. He was apparently a godson of King George I, and of his relative, the Duke of ...
Overview. 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.
(George Brydges, barón Rodney; Londres, 1719- id., 1792) Militar inglés. En 1759 ascendió a contraalmirante ejercitando el mando de Barbados y también islas de Sotavento, donde conquistó Martinica a los franceses. Nombrado almirante (1778), venció a la escuadra de españa en Finisterre y cabo San Vicente.
1 de oct. de 2010 · October 1, 2010. 10 mins read. The origins of the ‘Breaking the Line’ tactic are cloaked in ambiguity; its true pioneer hotly contended. Military Times traces the life and naval career of one possible contender, Admiral George Brydges Rodney. In the narrow stretch of water between Guadeloupe and Dominica, the dismasted French ...
