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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.
The Execution of Admiral Byng, 14 March 1757. A painting showing the execution of Admiral the Hon. John Byng by firing squad, on the quarterdeck of his former flagship, 'Monarch', at Portsmouth, after he was found guilty by court-martial of failing to do his utmost in preventing the French capture of Minorca in 1756, at the start of the Seven ...
Biography Naval officer; son of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (q.v.); executed by a firing squad on 14 March 1757 for failing to relieve the French seige of the British naval base at Minorca after an indecisive engagement on 20 May 1756.
According to Voltaire's Candide, Admiral John Byng's 1757 execution went forward to 'encourage the others'. Of course, the story is more complicated. This microhistorical account upon a macro-event presents an updated, revisionist, and detailed account of a dark chapter in British naval history.
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Admiral John Byng (29 October 1704 – 14 March 1757) was a British Royal Navy officer who was court-martialed and executed by firing squad after the loss of the island of Minorca to the French in 1756, during the Seven Years' War. His execution remains one of the most controversial events in British naval history and was widely debated at the ...
14 de mar. de 2024 · Vice-Admiral John Byng was executed by firing squad, an event that sent shockwaves across the British Isles and forever impacted naval discipline and the politics of war. Born into a distinguished family with a strong naval tradition, Byng’s career was marked by steady progression and notable appointments.
