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Royal Navy officer and politician (1704–1757)
Admiral of the Blue John Byng (baptised 29 October 1704 – 14 March 1757) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who was court-martialled and executed
John_Byng
English country house in Hertfordshire
house was designed by Isaac Ware in 1754 for Admiral John Byng, the fourth son of Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, and remains in the family
Wrotham_Park
British peer and courtier
William John Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford KCVO CB (21 August 1831 – 16 May 1899) was a British peer and courtier. Byng was the second son of George Byng, 2nd
Henry Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford
Henry_Byng,_4th_Earl_of_Strafford
1756 battle of the Seven Years' War
fleet's commander, Admiral of the Blue John Byng, to withdraw to Gibraltar led directly to the fall of Minorca. Byng's failure to save Minorca led to a controversial
Battle_of_Minorca_(1756)
Royal Navy officer and politician (1663–1733)
George II. George Byng was born in Kent village of Wrotham on 27 January 1663. The son of John Byng and Philadelphia Byng (née Johnson), Byng joined the Royal
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington
George_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Torrington
British soldier and politician (1772–1860)
Field Marshal John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford GCB, GCH, PC (Ire) (1772 – 3 June 1860) was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a junior
John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford
John_Byng,_1st_Earl_of_Strafford
Topics referred to by the same term
Admiral Byng may refer to: Admiral John Byng (1704–1757), British admiral, shot by sentence of a court martial Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington
Admiral_Byng
Topics referred to by the same term
John Byng may refer to: John Byng (1704–1757), British Admiral in the Seven Years' War, executed for "fail[ing] to do his utmost" John Byng, 5th Viscount
John_Byng_(disambiguation)
Earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain
Jessica Byng (born 1996) Samuel Peter Byng, Viscount Enfield (born 1998), heir apparent Isaac John Byng (born 1998) Ruby Byng Esther Byng Florence Byng Viscount
Earl_of_Strafford
British politician
London, was a British peer and Whig politician. Byng was the eldest son of Field Marshal John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford (1772–1860) by his first wife
George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford
George_Byng,_2nd_Earl_of_Strafford
English diarist
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
John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington
John_Byng,_5th_Viscount_Torrington
Village in Bedfordshire, England
the end of the 18th century to industrialist Samuel Whitbread. Admiral John Byng is buried in All Saints Church, which is a 14th- and 15th-century church
Southill,_Bedfordshire
English Admiral John Byng. It is also the name of the body of water, on which the village is situated, on the south shore of the Byng Inlet a widening
Byng_Inlet,_Ontario
Topics referred to by the same term
Byng may refer to: Byng, Oklahoma, a small town in Pontotoc County Byng Inlet, Ontario, a ghost town in Parry Sound District Manor of Byng, Suffolk, England
Byng
Royal Navy Admiral (1911-1975)
Admiral Sir John Byng Frewen, GCB (28 March 1911 – 1 September 1975) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. Frewen joined the Royal Navy in 1924.
John_Frewen
British Army officer & 12th Governor-General of Canada (1862-1935)
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935), was a British Army officer who served as Governor
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
Julian_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Byng_of_Vimy
Topics referred to by the same term
Viscount Torrington (1812–1884), Governor of Ceylon from 1847 to 1850 John Byng (1704–1757), Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland Colony in 1742 This disambiguation
Governor_Byng
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
George Rodney. Monarch was the scene of the execution of Admiral Sir John Byng, who had been sentenced to death for failing to do his utmost during the
HMS_Monarch_(1747)
Topics referred to by the same term
General Byng may refer to: George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington (1701–1750), British Army major general John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford (1772–1860),
General_Byng
Royal Navy officer and politician (1711–1761)
the officer who signed the warrant authorising the execution of Admiral John Byng in 1757, for failing to engage the enemy at the Battle of Minorca (1756)
Edward_Boscawen
1759 satirical novella by Voltaire
Portuguese for their Inquisition, and the British for the execution of John Byng. Organised religion, too, is harshly treated in Candide. For example,
Candide
Painting by Thomas Hudson
Admiral Byng is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Hudson, from 1749. It depicts the British admiral John Byng. Byng served
Portrait_of_Admiral_Byng
English letter-writer
she wrote letters attempting to prevent the execution of her brother, John Byng, who was court-martialled for his actions during the Battle of Minorca
Sarah_Byng_Osborn
Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator
Suffolk and Essex aboard the 40-gun Hastings. In February 1746 he replaced John Byng as Commander-in-Chief, Leith, a position he stayed in until January 1747
Thomas Smith (Royal Navy officer, died 1762)
Thomas_Smith_(Royal_Navy_officer,_died_1762)
Tag game
Erholung des Körpers und Geistes by Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths. John Byng, in a diary entry for 12 May 1794, refers to members of the Cheshire militia
Darebase
List of ships with the same or similar names
1711, rebuilt in 1727, and sold in 1748. It was the first command of John Byng, who was afterwards to be court-martialled and executed in the opening
HMS_Gibraltar
Global war among European powers (1756–1763)
English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Admiral John Byng's account of the Battle of Minorca (1756) The British prime minister, the
Seven_Years'_War
2018 film directed by Mike Leigh
General Sir John Byng Neil Bell as Samuel Bamford Lisa Millett as Jemima Bamford Philip Jackson as John Knight John Paul Hurley as John Thacker Saxton
Peterloo_(film)
1746–1747 siege
also subject to a naval bombardment by a British squadron commanded by John Byng. Browne again offered terms on 26 December, but de Sade once more rejected
Siege_of_Antibes
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
the flagship of Admiral John Byng when he failed to relieve Port Mahon and so lost the island of Minorca to the French. Byng was later controversially
HMS_Royal_Katherine
British army officer and politician (1672–1761
Blakeney and the garrison of Fort St. Philip held out for 70 days. Admiral John Byng was later court-martialled and shot for failing to relieve him, but Blakeney
William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney
William_Blakeney,_1st_Baron_Blakeney
Making an example out of someone in order to threaten others
expression used by Voltaire to refer to the execution of British admiral John Byng for perceived failings at the Battle of Minorca Chinese Idiom: 杀鸡儆猴 (shā
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey
Kill_the_chicken_to_scare_the_monkey
British biblical scholar
son of John Byng Oswald Carleton Paget and Sheila Anne Lowther, his great-great-grandfather was Henry Carleton, and his great-uncle was John Lowther
James_Carleton_Paget
Royal Navy officer and politician (1714–1796)
convinced of the illegality of the sentence of death on Admiral John Byng and refused to sign Byng's death warrant. He also served as Member of Parliament for
John Forbes (Royal Navy officer)
John_Forbes_(Royal_Navy_officer)
List of ships with the same or similar names
the second battle of Cape Finisterre, sold and broken up 1760. Admiral John Byng was executed on board in 1757. HMS Monarch (1765), 74-gun third rate;
HMS_Monarch
British actor
Alastair John Mackenzie (born 8 February 1970) is a Scottish actor and writer. Alastair Mackenzie was born in Trinafour, near Perth, and educated at Westbourne
Alastair_Mackenzie
Formal ball in Brussels on 15 June 1815
Edward Barnes (Adjutant-General; wounded at Waterloo) Major-General Sir John Byng (commanded the 2nd Brigade of Guards) Major-General Sir James Kempt (commanded
Duchess_of_Richmond's_ball
Market town in Bedfordshire, England
at the Wayback Machine "John Byng, The Torrington Diaries: Containing the tours through England And Wales of the Hon. John Byng (Later Fifth Viscount Torrington)
Biggleswade
British politician and colonial administrator (1703–1740)
John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford. Byng was the brother of Admiral John Byng and Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington. Matthews, Shirley (1970). "Byng
Robert_Byng_(Plymouth_MP)
British diplomat
Elizabeth Byng (1760–1844), who married Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford, in 1788. Hon. Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (1768–1801), who married John Russell
George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington
George_Byng,_4th_Viscount_Torrington
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
treating". Seat reduced to one member. Caused by Robinson's death. Caused by John Byng's elevation to the peerage, becoming 1st Earl of Strafford Caused by Ponsonby's
Poole_(constituency)
Historic London townhouse with a tragic past
Wrotham Park. 1887– George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1830–1898), eldest son. Henry William John Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford (1831–1899), brother
5,_St_James's_Square
Viscountcy in the Peerage of Great Britain
Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (1740–1812) John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (1743–1813) George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington (1768–1831) George Byng
Viscount_Torrington
1926 Canadian constitutional crisis
The King–Byng affair, also known as the King–Byng Wing Ding, was a Canadian constitutional crisis that occurred in 1926, when the Governor General of Canada
King–Byng_affair
Canadian politician (1870–1949)
Marie Evelyn Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimy (née Moreton; 11 January 1870 – 20 June 1949), also known as Lady Byng, was the wife of Lord Byng, the 12th Governor
Evelyn Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimy
Evelyn_Byng,_Viscountess_Byng_of_Vimy
1718 battle of the War of the Quadruple Alliance
on 11–12 August 1718 between a Royal Navy fleet under Admiral Sir George Byng and a fleet of the Spanish Navy under Lieutenant-general José Antonio de
Battle_of_Cape_Passaro
British military officer
1756 Battle of Minorca, a defeat that led to the execution of Admiral John Byng. Despite limited responsibility, Fowke was originally sentenced to nine
Thomas_Fowke
British Army officer
George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (1740–1812) John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (1743–1813) He died on 7 April 1750 and was buried in the Byng Mausoleum
George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington
George_Byng,_3rd_Viscount_Torrington
Danish-born noblewoman in Victorian Britain (1836–1880)
1st Marquess of Ailesbury. In 1863, she married colonel Henry William John Byng of the Coldstream Guards. She died in 1880 and therefore predeceased her
Countess Henrietta Danneskiold-Samsøe
Countess_Henrietta_Danneskiold-Samsøe
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Portsmouth fleet. Admiral Boscawen received the death warrant for Admiral John Byng in the captain's cabin in March 1757, and here authorised the firing squad
HMS_Royal_Sovereign_(1701)
Infantry regiment of the British Army
Field Marshal Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge 1850–1860: Field Marshal John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford Coldstream Guards (1855) 1860–1863: Field Marshal
Coldstream_Guards
English cricketer and British Army officer
Berkeley, was also a first-class cricketer, as were his nephew's John Byng and Arthur Byng. Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907
Frederick Stephens (cricketer)
Frederick_Stephens_(cricketer)
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
living in either 'le Estende' or 'le Upende'. Eighteenth-century diarist, John Byng toured through Eltisley in 1794, describing a scene of poverty and neglect
Eltisley
British politician
eldest son and heir of George Byng (1735–1789) (eldest son of Robert Byng (1703–1740), third son of Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663–1733))
George_Byng_(1764–1847)
original is from Voltaire's Candide and referred to the execution of Admiral John Byng. pourboire lit. "for drink"; gratuity, tip; donner un pourboire: to tip
Glossary of French words and expressions in English
Glossary_of_French_words_and_expressions_in_English
1815 battle during the War of the Seventh Coalition order of battle
2 off 20 men 5 off 235 men 0 off 0 men 2nd Brigade Major-General Sir John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford 79 off 1,939 men 0 off 0 men 0 off 7 men 0 off
Battle of Quatre Bras order of battle
Battle_of_Quatre_Bras_order_of_battle
Royal Navy officer (1739–1803)
served under Admiral Edward Boscawen off Newfoundland, under Admiral John Byng off Minorca and under Admiral George Rodney in the West Indies. Promoted
John Shortland (Royal Navy officer)
John_Shortland_(Royal_Navy_officer)
British politician, writer, historian and antiquarian (1717–1797)
Walpole became a prominent opponent of the 1757 decision to execute Admiral John Byng. Without a seat in Parliament, Walpole recognised his limitations as to
Horace_Walpole
District of St Neots, England
1838 to 1839, Chapter V. John Byng, A Tour in Bedfordshire, 1794 reprinted in The Torrington Diaries of the Honourable John Byng: volume 4, edited by C
Eaton_Socon
British politician
uncle Admiral John Byng (1704-1757), famously court-martialled and shot in 1757 following the fall of Minorca. At the 1768 general election Byng was elected
George_Byng_(1735–1789)
1741 British naval mutiny
squad, as demonstrated a few years later by the 1757 execution of Admiral John Byng. Cheap wanted to head north along the coast to rendezvous with Anson at
Wager_Mutiny
Capital and largest city of Yemen
u=tall85761&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=56ca767a. Accessed 20 Feb. 2024. Wavell, Arthur John Byng, A Modern Pilgrim in Mecca and a Siege in Sanaa p. 245. Statesman's Year
Sanaa
king to the Military Order of William. George Byng was born the eldest son of Colonel the Honourable John Byng and his wife Bridget, the daughter of Commodore
George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington
George_Byng,_6th_Viscount_Torrington
captures Calcutta in India. 14 March – Seven Years' War: Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch in The Solent after his
1757_in_Great_Britain
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
on 19 July 1722. Burford was notably the early posting of both John Forbes and John Byng, both of whom rose to become admirals. She was in commission as
HMS_Burford_(1722)
Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England
and journalists such as William Camden, Celia Fiennes, Daniel Defoe, John Byng and William Cobbett illustrate the decline of Ely after the 14th century
Ely,_Cambridgeshire
Line infantry regiment of the English and British armies
1st Earl Cathcart, KT 1797–1828: Gen. Gordon Forbes 1828–1850: F.M. Sir John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford, GCB, GCH 1850–1863: Gen. Sir Ulysses Burgh, 2nd
29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot
29th_(Worcestershire)_Regiment_of_Foot
Locality and ghost town, in New South Wales, Australia
around 1838. Around 1854 it was renamed Byng—also the name of the cadestral parish—after the ill-fated Admiral John Byng. The original name Cornish Settlement
Byng,_New_South_Wales
Britain Preceded by David Polhill Hon. John Byng Member of Parliament for Rochester 1754–1761 With: Hon. John Byng 1754–1757 Isaac Townsend 1757–1761 Succeeded by
Nicholas_Haddock_(1723–1781)
British politician
Michael Angelo Taylor (1812–1818) John Dent (1818–1826) William Ponsonby (1826–1831) John Byng (1831–1835) Succeeded by John Byng Charles Augustus Tulk
Benjamin_Lester_Lester
English landowner and Whig politician
in 1714 and he married as his third wife, Elizabeth Borret, daughter of John Borret of Shoreham on 28 July 1719. There were no children from his first
David_Polhill
Town square in the West End of London, England
They became the new south side of the square. Residents have included: John Byng (1741), executed Vice-Admiral, Royal Navy. His home was decorated by architect
Berkeley_Square
History of the death penalty in the UK
the last known execution for bestiality in Scotland. 14 March 1757: John Byng became the only British admiral executed, by firing squad by the Royal
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_Kingdom
garrison at Fort St. Philip British sent a relief force commanded by Admiral John Byng; after relief failed, the garrison eventually surrendered Battle of Minorca
Battles of the Seven Years' War
Battles_of_the_Seven_Years'_War
English noblewoman
Charles Herbert (1774-1808), who married Hon. Bridget Augusta Byng, daughter of John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington, and had one child Very Rev. Hon. William
Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon
Elizabeth_Herbert,_Countess_of_Carnarvon
Human settlement in England
the Governor of Ceylon, d. 17/9/1843), m. 2. 1844 Frances Byng (daughter of Sir John Byng, Earl of Stafford, d. 1846), m. 3. 1848 Lady Anne Primrose
Tufnell_Park
Town in Hertfordshire, England
lot of land in the Potters Bar area; The Admiral Byng pub in Darkes Lane is named after Admiral John Byng, who was executed for failing to obey orders in
Potters_Bar
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1756 to 1757
II and the alleged mishandling of the trial and execution of Admiral John Byng. It was replaced by the Pitt–Newcastle ministry headed by the Duke of
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William_Cavendish,_4th_Duke_of_Devonshire
1819 massacre by government troops in Manchester
British Army in the north was under the overall command of General Sir John Byng. When he had initially learned that the meeting was scheduled for 2 August
Peterloo_Massacre
Infantry units of the British Army
Torrens, KCB 1822–1828: F.M. Sir John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford, GCB, GCH 1828–1841: Gen. Francis Fuller 1841–1843: Gen. John Maister 1843–1848: Lt-Gen. Effingham
West_India_Regiments
Peerage of England Preceded by William Wentworth Earl of Strafford 2nd creation 1791–1799 Extinct Re-created in 1847 for John Byng
Frederick Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford
Frederick_Wentworth,_3rd_Earl_of_Strafford
1747 naval battles of the War of Jenkins' Ear
Royal Navy ships of the line HMS Dartmouth and HMS Russell from Admiral John Byng's fleet. The 50-gun Dartmouth was repeatedly hit and blew up, killing most
Voyage_of_the_Glorioso
Highest military rank of the British Army
on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011. "Obituary: Field Marshal Sir John Stanier". TimesOnline.co.uk. The Times. 13 November 2007. Archived from the
Field marshal (United Kingdom)
Field_marshal_(United_Kingdom)
Campaign in 1815
main body of his army to Vermand and its vicinity. Major General Sir John Byng, who was now in command of Anglo-allied I Corps, having heard, on passing
Waterloo campaign: Waterloo to Paris (25 June – 1 July)
Waterloo_campaign:_Waterloo_to_Paris_(25_June_–_1_July)
Frigate of the Royal Navy
fleet under Admiral John Byng failed to relieve Port Mahon, Britain's main base in the Western Mediterranean (as a result of which Byng was later court-martialled
HMS_Dolphin_(1751)
refers to this section of the river. Byng Inlet was named in the honor former British Naval officer John Byng. It was named by Captain Henry Wolsey Bayfield
Byng_Inlet_(Ontario)
Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales
creation became extinct. Powis was much neglected during his tenure. John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington, a diarist and traveller who chronicled his journeys
Powis_Castle
Genus of flowering plants
Dracaena konaensis (H.St.John) Jankalski Dracaena malawiana Byng & Christenh. Dracaena mannii Baker Dracaena masoniana (Chahin.) Byng & Christenh. Dracaena
Dracaena_(plant)
Royal Navy Admiral (1718–1778)
was appointed to command the 50-gun Deptford, which sailed with Admiral John Byng to the Mediterranean in March 1756. In the Battle of Minorca, off Cape
John_Amherst
Ranks of nobility in the United Kingdom
of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough Great-Grandson of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington 3rd son of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough
Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom
British Army officer
system. He was connected with the Whig politician, John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford. In January 1835 Sir John Lillie stood for election as a burgess in the
John_Scott_Lillie
British author and sinologist (1872–1945)
Launcelot Alfred Cranmer-Byng (23 November 1872 – 15 January 1945) was an author and sinologist. He was a member of the Byng baronets family, landowners
Launcelot_Cranmer-Byng
British naval officer
naval officer, best known for his role as second-in-command to Admiral John Byng during the Battle of Minorca in 1756. West was a younger son of Rev. Dr
Temple_West
English cricketer and army officer
Maitland Byng (26 October 1872 – 14 September 1914) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of the soldier A. H. Byng, he was
Arthur_Byng
Member of the Parliament of England
Robert Byng (by 1530–1595) was the eldest son of John Byng of Wrotham and Agnes Spencer. He was twice elected to Parliament, representing Steyning in
Robert_Byng_(16th-century_MP)
Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766–1768 (1708–1778)
circumstances surrounding the court-martial and execution of Admiral John Byng. He was succeeded by the Duke of Devonshire who formed the 1757 Caretaker
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham
King of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824
appointed Frederick Gerald Byng (1784–1871) to supervise their visit. Byng was a Gentleman Usher, fifth son of John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington and
Kamehameha_II
Grammar school in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
headmaster's offices. Byng Hall (1900) While the School did not acquire Byng Hall until 2003 the School had been a close supporter of St. John's Church Institute
The_Skinners'_School
the first Baron Baltimore. John Byng's elder brother, Robert Byng, was the great-great-grandfather of The Viscount Byng of Vimy, who served as Governor
List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
List_of_governors_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
London Psychotherapic Clinic
Mary Boston Stanford (Sandy) Bourne John Bowlby Harold Bridger Inge Britt-Krause Ron Britton Agnes Bryan John Byng-Hall Irene Caspari Andrew Cooper Dilys
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Tavistock_and_Portman_NHS_Foundation_Trust
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