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Rodney (1772-1824), laid their articles of impeachment before the Senate.

He served part of his time as midshipman with Rodney in the "Ludlow," and became lieutenant in 1746.

During the war his services were wholly in the Channel, and he was engaged under Rodney in 1759 in destroying the vessels collected by the French to serve as transports in the proposed invasion of England.

Many admirals declined to serve under Lord Sandwich, and Rodney, who then commanded in the West Indies, had complained of want of proper support from his subordinates, whom he accused of disaffection.

The Admiralty was naturally anxious to secure the services of trustworthy flag officers, and having confidence in Hood promoted him rear-admiral out of the usual course on the 26th of September 1780, and sent him to the West Indies to act as second in command under Rodney, to whom he was personally known.

He joined Rodney in January 1781, and remained in the West Indies or on the coast of North America till the close of the War of American Independence.

The calculation that he would work harmoniously with Rodney was not altogether justified by the results.

When, however, he returned to the West Indies he was for a time in independent command owing to Rodney's absence !in England for the sake of his health.

Afterwards it came into the possession of Edmund Beaufort, duke of Somerset; from the Somersets it passed to Sir George Rodney, and in 1639 came to the Maynard family.

At the close of 1779 Sir George Rodney had been appointed to command a large naval force which was to relieve Gibraltar, then closely blockaded, and send stores to Minorca.

Rodney was to go on to the West Indies with part of the fleet.

Until July the fleets of Rodney and Guichen, of equal strength, were engaged in operations round the island of Martinique.

But in the first encounter on the 17th of April to leeward of the island, Rodney's orders were not executed by his captains, and the action was indecisive.

The arrival of a Spanish squadron of twelve ships of the line in June gave a great numerical superiority to the allies, and Rodney retired to Gros Islet Bay in Santa Lucia.

In July, on the approach of the dangerous hurricane season, Rodney sailed for North America, reaching New York on the 14th of September.

On the 6th of December Rodney was back at Barbadoes from the North American station, where he was not able to effect anything against the French in Narragansett Bay.

In the West Indies Rodney, having received news of the breach with Holland early in the year, took the island of St Eustatius, which had been a great depot of contraband of war, on the 3rd of February.

Until July he was engaged in a series of skilful operations directed to menacing the British islands while he avoided being brought to battle by Rodney.

Hood, Rodney having been compelled to return home in ill-health.

Sir George Rodney, having returned to his command with reinforcements, baffled this plan by the series of operations which culminated in the battle of the 12th of April 1782.

His first engagement was the battle off Ushant in 1778, and, soon afterwards transferred to the West Indies, he was present, under the command of his cousin Sir Samuel Hood, at all the actions which culminated in Rodney's victory of April 12th, 1782.

Under Howe and Rodney he distinguished himself in the West Indies, and at the victory of April 12th, 1782, he was in command of one of Rodney's frigates.

He entered the navy and served under Keppel and Rodney.

In the memorable engagement of the 12th of April 1782, in which Rodney defeated the comte de Grasse, near Martinique, Bougainville, who commanded the "Auguste," succeeded in rallying eight ships of his own division, and bringing them safely into St Eustace.

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Now with digital camcorders, who will believe the next " Rodney King " video clip?

Rodney is actively involved in the publication of the student Lawyers Society magazine, obiter dicta.

The department is headed by Peter Rodney, senior legal draftsman for the Government of Gibraltar.

The main road through the Airbus complex is in the left foreground with Rodney works to the right.

He's also a bit of a ' flash git ' according to some - including, at times, his younger brother Rodney.

Sally the Cook, played by television actor Rodney Bewes, was sadly miscast.

Until 1984 the Hill's main rivals were Brookdale, the former secondary modern, and posh boy's school Rodney Bennett.

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Rodney looks upon his brothers dodgy dealings with an air of pessimism, usually well-founded, yet he always somehow ends up getting involved.

The unfortunate turn taken by the campaign of 1781 was largely due to Rodney's neglect of his advice.

If he had been allowed to choose his own position there can be no doubt that he could have prevented the comte de Grasse (1722-1788) from reaching Fort Royal with the reinforcements from France in April (see Rodney, Lord).

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The naive Rodney is an unwilling participant in his brother 's dodgy dealings.

Rodney King famously asked this question, and unfortunately, in a world where many are irrational, and closed and narrow-minded, the answer is sometimes no.

St. Lucia Sandals Resort-This British Colonial styled resort features the 200 year old Fort Rodney, and the resort has been awarded the 5-Star Diamond Award.

It didn't take long for Seinfeld to be noticed, and later that same year, he appeared in a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special.

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The show is filmed at the Pasadena Recovery Center, and has featured celebs such as Daniel Baldwin, Jeff Conaway, and Rodney King.

Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Founded in 1993 by skateboarders Eli Morgan Gessner, Adam Schatz and Rodney Smith, Zoo York specializes in skateboards, apparel and accessories for men and women.

Zoo York has been around since 1993, created by skateboarders Eli Morgan Gessner, Adam Schatz, and Rodney Smith.

So, 1987 branched out (with some help from her father) on her own and purchased the sparkling wine facility from Piper Sonoma right next to Rodney Strong on Old Redwood Hwy, just south of her father's winery.

Rodney Strong has been producing solid wines at reasonable prices for a long time now.

The wines are popular selections from major wineries such as Sterling and Rodney Strong.

A group of 90 literary agents, film industry managers and movie producers read the scripts submitted.Past winners have included Patrick Andrew O'Connor's The Break-Up Artist and Rodney Johnson's Queen Sized.

Rodney Yee Intermediate Yoga assumes that you understand the basics of a yoga practice, so the majority of this instructional workout is devoted to mastering the more challenging inverted poses.

Rodney Yee Advanced Yoga is a special two-disc set that features a 45-minute total body workout as well as a 20-minute hip-opening routine and a 35-minute centering pranayama session.

Block out a chunk of time and spend it poking around this site associated with yoga giant Rodney Yee.

Instructors Rodney Yee and Patricia Walden each lead a 20-minute session that guides novices through common poses.

He followed many other instructors, including Rodney Yee and Baron Baptiste, before developing this challenging 54-minute yoga series.

Many people have used yoga not only to ward off back pain but also to care for the back, as this DVD from famed yogi Rodney Yee instructs.

I took every workshop I could with all the amazing teachers either living here or passing through, including Shiva Rea, Max Strom, Erich Schiffman, Rod Stryker, Rodney Yee, David Life, Sharon Gannon, and Dana Flynn.

Famed instructor Rodney Yee expands upon the meaning of Namaste in this brief video from Gaiam.

Members include Donny's brothers, Rodney and Randy, and his wife Glenda.

Rodney King became famous when he was brutally beaten by police officers in 1991.

His brilliance, however, was undeniable and Rodney proved the salvation of the Atlantis mission on multiple occasions.

Cooper Hawkes (Rodney Rowland) is an in-vitro, sentenced by a judge to the Marines for defending himself from an attempted lynching.