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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...
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    Great Britain. It was created in 1782 for the naval commander Sir George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baronet. He had previously been created a Baronet, of Alresford...
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  • Rodney. Secondarily, it came to be used as a given name in the 18th century, originally in honour of Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney....
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    November 1769 after Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney. Auckland Council has governed the area since 1 November 2010. The Rodney ward of the Auckland Region...
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    and the King George V class, ordered in 1936. The ships were named after famous British admirals: George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, victor of the...
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  • General George Brydges Rodney, CB (c.1821 – 8 July 1895) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Rodney was commissioned...
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  • George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1719–1792) was a British naval officer. George Rodney may also refer to: George B. Rodney (1803–1883), American...
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    was built in 1781–82 to commemorate the naval victories of Sir George Brydges Rodney, Admiral of the White during the American War of Independence. The...
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    George Rodney Brydges or Bridges (after 1649 – 1714), of Avington, Hampshire, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House...
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    Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (b. 1710) May 24 – George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, British naval officer (b. 1718) June 4 – John Burgoyne...
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