Lord George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792)
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NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1719TRN3
Baptism19.2.1718/19 - Walton-on-Thames, SurreyTRN3
First Known Service15.2.1739/40TRN3
FatherHenry RodneyHPO
MotherMary NewtonHPO
WifeJane Compton (d.1757) - Married 31.1.1753HPO
WifeHenrietta Clies - Married 1764DAR-1837
SonJohn Rodney (1765-1847)DAR-1837
SonSir Edward Rodney (d.1828)DAR-1837
Last Known Service7.6.1763TRN3
Date of Death24.5.1792TRN3
IDDescriptionAuthorType
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Lord George Brydges Rodney (1st Baron Rodney)
NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1719
Baptism19.2.1718/19 - Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
First Known Service15.2.1739/40
FatherHenry Rodney
MotherMary Newton
WifeJane Compton (d.1757) - Married 31.1.1753
WifeHenrietta Clies - Married 1764
SonJohn Rodney (1765-1847)
SonSir Edward Rodney (d.1828)
Last Known Service7.6.1763
Date of Death24.5.1792
Event History
| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanded the Rear division at the | |||
| 15.2.1739/40 | Lieutenant ADM 6/15/248 | CSORN | |
| 9.11.1742 | Captain ADM 6/16/166 | CSORN | |
| 9.11.1742 | 21.9.1743 | Plymouth (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/166 | BWAS-1714 |
| 22.9.1743 | 3.8.1744 | Sheerness (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/220 | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.8.1744 | 2.12.1745 | Ludlow Castle (44), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/350 | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.12.1745 | 14.8.1748 | Eagle (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/29 | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.10.1747 | 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre | ||
| 3.3.1748/49 | 20.4.1752 | Rainbow (44), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/445 | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.5.1751 | 18.4.1754 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Saltash | HPO |
| 16.1.1753 | 20.1.1754 | Kent (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/53 | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.4.1754 | 14.2.1755 | Fougueux (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/96 | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.2.1755 | 3.5.1756 | Prince George (80), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/137 | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.5.1756 | 4.4.1757 | Monarch (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/260 | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.4.1757 | 23.1.1759 | Dublin (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/378 | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.9.1757 | 6.10.1757 | Raid on Rochefort | |
| 1.4.1759 | 21.8.1759 | Achilles (60), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.4.1759 | Achilles v Le Comte de Saint-Florentine | ||
| 19.5.1759 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/19/66 | CSORN | |
| 3.7.1759 | Commander-in-Chief at the Bombardment of Le Havre | ||
| 3.7.1759 | Bombardment of Le Havre | ||
| 24.11.1759 | 27.3.1761 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Okehampton | HPO |
| 4.4.1761 | 21.3.1768 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Penryn | HPO |
| 10.9.1761 | Marlborough (68), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 | |
| 6.10.1761 | 7.6.1763 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Barbados & the Leeward Islands ADM 6/19/355 | ADM 6/19 |
| 1762 | 1763 | Foudroyant (80), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.1.1762 | 10.2.1762 | Commander-in-Chief at the Operations against Martinique | |
| 7.1.1762 | 10.2.1762 | Operations against Martinique | |
| 21.10.1762 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/19/445 | CSORN | |
| 22.1.1764 | Appointed Baronet | HPO | |
| 1.4.1768 | 10.10.1774 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Northampton | HPO |
| 18.10.1770 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/20/302 | CSORN | |
| 24.10.1770 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/20/305 | CSORN | |
| 1.1771 | 1773 | Princess Amelia (80), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.1.1771 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/20/342 Also in the Gulph of Mexico from the Mississippi to Cape Florida | ADM 6/20 | |
| 17.8.1771 | 6.11.1781 | Appointed Rear-Admiral of Great Britain | EWIKI |
| 1774 | 29.9.1774 | Portland (50), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red | BWAS-1714 |
| 29.1.1778 | Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/359 | CSORN | |
| 9.1779 | 8.1781 | Sandwich (90), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.10.1779 | 24.4.1782 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Barbados & the Leeward Islands ADM 6/22/32 | ADM 6/22 |
| 8.1.1780 | Commanded the British ships at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy | ||
| 16.1.1780 | Commanded the English Squadron at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent | ||
| 17.4.1780 | Battle of Martinique | ||
| 10.10.1780 | 12.6.1782 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Westminster | HPO |
| 14.11.1780 | Appointed Companion of the Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath | TKE1 | |
| 10.1781 | Gibraltar (80), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 | |
| 6.11.1781 | 24.5.1792 | Appointed Vice-Admiral of Great Britain | EWIKI |
| 24.11.1781 | 13.4.1782 | Formidable (98), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.4.1782 | Battle of the Saintes | ||
| 19.6.1782 | Created 1st Baron Rodney | HPO |
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
TRN3The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IIIWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
TKE1The Knights of England. A complete record Vol IWilliam Arthur Shaw and George Dames BurtchaellDigital Book