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Rodney, Lord
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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English admiral, born at Walton-on-Thames; entered the navy at the age of 12, and obtained the command of a ship in 1742; did good service in Newfoundland; was made Admiral of the Blue in 1759, and in that year destroyed the stores at Havre de Grace collected for the invasion of England; in 1780 defeated the Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent; in 1782 defeated the French fleet under Count de Grasse by breaking the enemy's line; was first made a baronet and then a peer, with a pension of £2000, for his services to the country (1718-1792).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rodney, Lord'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/rodney-lord.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rodney, Lord'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/rodney-lord.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
