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MILITARY PERSONNEL

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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney has received more than 288,769 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney is the 1,456th most popular military personnel (down from 1,283rd in 2019), the 3,112th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,846th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 1,456 out of 1,468. Before him are Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, David Stirling, Dietrich Kraiss, Harold Rainsford Stark, Malik Ambar, and Juan Aldama. After him are Sigizmund Levanevsky, Neil Ritchie, François Fournier-Sarlovèze, Eugene Sledge, Smedley Butler, and Fritz Julius Kuhn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1718, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 20. Before him are John Canton, Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, William Hunter, Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, and Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. After him is Hugh Blair. Among people deceased in 1792, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 36. Before him are Adam Gottlob Moltke, George Browne, John Burgoyne, Frederick North, Lord North, Davit Guramishvili, and George Mason. After him is Samuel Hearne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 3,112 out of 7,765. Before him are Mary Stewart (1916), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), Thomas Francis Wade (1818), Ernest Starling (1866), Frank Wild (1873), and Tanith Lee (1947). After him are Janet Baker (1933), Jason Bonham (1966), David Dunbar Buick (1854), David Sylvian (1958), Steve Bloomer (1874), and Richard Cobden (1804).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney ranks 85. Before him are Thomas Gage (1719), Tom Phillips (1888), John Moore (1761), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), and David Stirling (1915). After him are Charles Lee (1731), Timothy Laurence (1955), Guy Simonds (1903), Frederick Browning (1896), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), and Harry Patch (1898).

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