Author: John Byng
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The Trial of the Honourable John Byng, at a Court Martial, as taken by Mr. Charles Fearne ... To which are added, a copy of their Lordships memorial to the King, in relation to the sentence passed upon Admiral Byng and other documents , etc
The trial of ... admiral John Byng, at a court martial. [With] Appendix'.
The Trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng
Author: John Byng
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Category : Anglo-French War, 1755-1763
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Admiral Byng was court-martialled and found guilty of failing to "do his utmost" to prevent Minorca falling to the French following the Battle of Minorca (1756).
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Category : Anglo-French War, 1755-1763
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Admiral Byng was court-martialled and found guilty of failing to "do his utmost" to prevent Minorca falling to the French following the Battle of Minorca (1756).
The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain
Author: Joseph J. Krulder
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000381188
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000381188
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
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.
The Trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng, at a Court-martial ...
The Parliamentary Debates
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England: 1753-1765
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England
The Parliamentary History of England, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803: 1753-1765
Author: William Cobbett
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description