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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. It is often claimed that he was the commander to have pioneered the tactic of "breaking the line".Rodney came from a distinguished but poor background, and went to sea at the age of fourteen.

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rdfs:comment	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. It is often claimed that he was the commander to have pioneered the tactic of "breaking the line".Rodney came from a distinguished but poor background, and went to sea at the age of fourteen.
foaf:name	George Brydges Rodney Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron
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dc:description	Royal Navy admiral
award	dbpedia:Order_of_the_Bath
battle	Battle of the Saintes Second Battle of Cape Finisterre Battle of Martinique Great Siege of Gibraltar Siege of Havana Siege of Louisbourg Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Cape St. Vincent British expedition against Martinique Invasion of Tobago Raid on Rochefort Action of 8 January 1780 dbpedia:British_Blockade_of_France_(1756-1762) dbpedia:British_expedition_against_Grenada_(1762) dbpedia:British_expedition_against_St_Lucia_(1762) dbpedia:Capture_of_Sint_Eustatius War of the Austrian Succession American Revolutionary War Seven Years War Raid on Le Havre
birth date	1718-02-13(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Walton Surrey
birth year	1718-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1792-05-24(xsd:dateTime)
death place	dbpedia:Hanover_Square,_Westminster London
death year	1792-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military command	Greenwich Hospital
resting place	Old Alresford
service end year	1792-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
service start year	1732-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Admiral_of_the_White_by_Thomas_Gainsborough.jpg?width=300
is commander of	Battle of the Saintes Battle of Martinique Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Cape St. Vincent Naval Operations in the American Revolutionary War British expedition against Martinique Invasion of Tobago Dutch West Indies campaign Anglo-Spanish War Action of 8 January 1780 Anglo-French War Raid on Le Havre Caribbean theater the American Revolutionary War
is influenced by of	Blane, Gilbert

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