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L'Amiral John Byng , est un officier de marine britannique. Entré dans la Royal Navy à l'âge de treize ans, il prend part à la bataille du cap Passaro en 1718. Pendant les trente années qui suivent, il se construit une réputation d'officier de marine de qualité et est promu Vice-Admiral en 1747. Byng est surtout connu pour la perte de Minorque en 1756 au début de la guerre de Sept Ans ...
John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (18 February 1743 – 8 January 1813), previously styled The Hon. John Byng for most of his lifetime (until 1812), was a British aristocrat and celebrated 18th-century diarist . Byng's fifteen extant diaries, covering the years 1781–94, describe his travels on horseback throughout England and Wales during ...
9 de nov. de 2021 · 'Every summer for over twelve years at the end of the eighteenth century, the Hon. John Byng set out on a two- to three-month tour in England or Wales. With a few friends, or riding on his own, he sampled the landscape and historic delights of the countryside, visited country houses and sketched ancient ruins, staying in inns that were by turns comfortable and seedy.
14 de may. de 2018 · BYNG, JOHN. (1704–1757). British admiral. The son of Viscount Torrington, a distinguished admiral and first lord of the admiralty, Byng went to sea in 1718 and took part in the battle of Cape Passaro. For almost forty years thereafter, despite war service from 1739 to 1748, he saw no serious action. Personally brave and a good seaman, but ...
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13 de jun. de 2019 · Mais Georges II demeura inflexible, et John Byng fut exécuté le 14 mars 1757, sur le pont du vaisseau de ligne HMS Monarch. Conséquences : une Royal Navy plus puissante Cet incident, au-delà de l’injustice certaine – certains auteurs parlent même de « meurtre judiciaire » pour le qualifier – qu’il représente, pourrait sembler anecdotique.
About JohnByng. United Kingdom. Deviant for 14 years. He / Him. Badges. +6. Favourite Movies. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Citizen Kane, The Fifth Element, Some Like it Hot, Bringing Up Baby, loads more! Favourite TV Shows.
