John Byng
Sign in to saveAlso known as Admiral John Byng, Adm. Hon. John Byng
Royal Navy officer, shot for failure in combat (1704-1757)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Defence, as presented by him and read in Court, Jan. 18, 1757
- Key to the Trial
- Candide
- The trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng, at a court martial, as taken by Mr. Charles Fearne, ... Published by order of the ... Lords Commissioners of the Admiralt
- Minutes of the Proceedings of the Court Martial on the Trial of Admiral Byng, Begun December 27, 1756, and Continued till January 27, 1757 to Which Is Added, an Explanation of the Signals Made by the Commander in Chief L
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- Total plays
- 72
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Southill
- Place of death
- HMS Monarch
- Occupation
- naval officer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Battle of Minorca
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Military rank
- captain
- Image
- John Byng.jpg
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- allegiance
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- John Byng
- date of birth
- 1704-10-28
- date of death
- 1757-03-14
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- date of baptism
- 1704-10-29
- writing language
- English language
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