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Admiral John Byng (baptised 29 October 1704 – 14 March 1757) was a British Royal Navy officer who was court-martialled and executed by firing squad. After joining the navy at the age of thirteen, he participated at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718.
John Byng (born 1704, Southill, Bedfordshire, Eng.—died March 14, 1757, harbour of Portsmouth, Hampshire) was a British admiral executed for failing to relieve the naval base at Minorca (in the western Mediterranean) from a French siege.
Dec 8, 2020 · In 1756 British admiral John Byng failed “to use all possible means” to stop the French from taking Minorca. He paid for it with his life. On March 14, 1757, Admiral John Byng was shot by a firing squad of Royal Marines on the quarterdeck of HMS Monarch, then lying at anchor in Spithead, England.
It was rare for a high-ranking Royal Navy officer to be executed at sea, but it fell unto the lot of Admiral John Byng on 14 March 1757.
Byng was a naval officer fighting in the Seven Years War when an order to relieve a British garrison on the island of Minorca was not carried out. As admiral he had made the decision to return to Gibraltar, rather than land further troops to seize the fort on the island of Minorca.
Mar 3, 2007 · A quiet, shy man, the unfortunate John Byng was no coward – he faced his death with cool courage – but he seems to have been too cautious, passive and defeatist for command in the British navy. He went to sea at 13 and rose up the ladder to captain at 23 and rear admiral at 40.
John Byng (1704–57) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He is best known for the loss of Minorca to the French at the Battle of Minorca, marking the start of the Seven Years War in 1756.
Field Marshal John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford GCB, GCH, PC (Ire) (1772 – 3 June 1860) was a British Army officer and politician.
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May 14, 2018 · Byng, John (1704–57). Byng's naval career got off to a flying start. He was a younger son of Viscount Torrington ( George Byng ), the hero of the naval victory over the Spaniards at Cape Passaro and 1st lord of the Admiralty 1727–33.
"John Byng" published on by null. (1704–57),British admiral, the fourth son of George Byng, Viscount Torrington and admiral of the fleet. With his father's influence to help him he quickly reached flag rank though without any real experience of command.
