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George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney

1718 - 1792

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Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB (bap. 13 February 1718 – 24 May 1792), was a Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney is the 593rd most popular military personnel (up from 1,643rd in 2019), the 1,282nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,925th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 593 out of 2,058. Before him are Pál Maléter, Kenji Doihara, Jisaburō Ozawa, Walter Rauff, James Paul Moody, and Gongsun Zan. After him are Günther Blumentritt, Herta Bothe, Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, David Elazar, Yu Jin, and Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1718, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 9. Before him are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, Alexander Roslin, Thomas Chippendale, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, and Anna Leopoldovna. After him are Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Jacob Christian Schäffer, Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, John Canton, and Antoine de Chézy. Among people deceased in 1792, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 12. Before him are Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Joshua Reynolds, Richard Arkwright, Johann van Beethoven, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. After him are John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Tiradentes, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Joseph Martin Kraus, Denis Fonvizin, and Robert Adam.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 1,282 out of 8,785. Before him are Imelda Staunton (1956), Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), Cynthia Lennon (1939), Dirk Bogarde (1921), James Paul Moody (1887), and Joseph Bell (1837). After him are Orlando Bloom (1977), Ian Stewart (1938), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Erling Braut Håland (2000), Ruth Rendell (1930), and Anabella Drummond (1350).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 28. Before him are Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738), Harold Bride (1890), Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), John Franklin (1786), William Bligh (1754), and James Paul Moody (1887). After him are Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Frederick Browning (1896), Arnold Jackson (1891), Harold Lowe (1882), John Hanning Speke (1827), and John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852).

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