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2413
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Monument to Vice Admiral Lord Rodney
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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs17 Monument to Vice Admiral Lord Rodney (1718-1792), marble, J.C.F. Rossi, 1815.\par
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Height: 329 cm
Width: 290.5 cm
Depth: 134 cm
ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY, K.B. / LORD RODNEY, VICE ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND, / AS A TESTIMONY OF THE GALLANT AND IMPORTANT SERVICES / WHICH HE RENDERED TO HIS COUNTRY / IN MANY MEMORABLE ENGAGEMENTS, / AND SPECIALLY IN THAT OF 12 APRIL 1782, / WHEN A BRILLIANT AND DECISIVE VICTORY WAS OBTAINED / OVER THE FRENCH FLEET, / AND AN EFFECTUAL PROTECTION WAS AFFORDED / TO THE WEST INDIAN ISLANDS, / AND TO THE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THIS KINGDOM, / IN THE VERY CRISIS OF THE AMERICAN WAR. / LORD RODNEY WAS BORN IN 1718. DIED 24TH MAY 1792C.ROSSI.R.A. / SCULPR.1815
