Admiral Byng

Author : Chris Ware
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844684989
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Admiral Byng written by Chris Ware and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2009-10-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born the son of George Byng, a favorite of the king and himself an admiral and member of the admiralty board (and later First Lord of the Admiralty), John Byng seemed destined for a shining career in the Royal Navy. He saw his first fleet action at Cape Passaro, the elder Byng's finest hour, as a Captain's Servant, aged just 14. He qualified as a lieutenant at 19 years old (although the minimum age was 21) and was Post Captain at 23. By the outbreak of the Seven Years' War he had risen to Admiral of the Blue. Then it all went wrong with the Battle of Minorca (20 May 1756), where his failure, or rather the nature of it, earned him accusations of cowardice and a court martial. His trial and execution were the hottest topic of the day, the media lampooning him mercilessly and his reputation has never recovered. Chris Ware reassesses Byng's whole career and carefully untangles the politics surrounding his final days to see how far his poor reputation is justified. This is a valuable and long overdue addition to the literature of the Georgian navy.

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Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The trial of ... admiral John Byng, at a court martial. [With] Appendix'. written by and published by . This book was released on 1757 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 172 pages
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Download or read book The trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng written by and published by . This book was released on 1757 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph J. Krulder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000381188
Total Pages : 270 pages
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Download or read book The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain written by Joseph J. Krulder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Asking 'what was Britain like the moment Byng returned to Portsmouth after the Battle of Minorca (1756)?' not only returns a glimpse of mid-eighteenth century Britain but provides a deeper understanding of how a wartime admiral, the son of a peer, of some wealth, a once colonial governor, and sitting member of parliament came to be scapegoated and then executed for the failings of others. This manuscript presents a cultural, social, and political dive into Britain at the beginning of the Seven Years' War. Part 1 focuses on ballad, newspaper, and prize culture. Part 2 makes a turn towards the social where religion, morality, rioting, and disease play into the Byng saga. Admiral Byng's record during the 1755 Channel Campaign is explored, as is the Mediterranean context of the Seven Years' War, troubles elsewhere in the empire, and then the politics behind Byng's trial and execution.

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Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Admiral Byng's Defence written by and published by . This book was released on 1757 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Byng
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Total Pages : 24 pages
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Download or read book An Exact Copy of a Remarkable Letter from Admiral Byng to the Right Hon. W - P -, Esq; Dated March 12, 1757, Two Days Before His Execution written by John Byng and published by . This book was released on 1757 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Byng
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Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Admiral Byng's Defence, as presented by him ... in the Court January 18, 1757, etc written by John Byng and published by . This book was released on 1757 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Appeal to the People written by and published by . This book was released on 1756 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Tunstall
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Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Admiral Byng and the Loss of Minorca written by Brian Tunstall and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gentleman of Oxford
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Total Pages : 84 pages
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Download or read book Some Further Particulars in Relation to the Case of Admiral Byng written by Gentleman of Oxford and published by . This book was released on 1756 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: