John Byng
Admiral
Admiral John Byng 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. Wikipedia
Born: October 29, 1704, Southill, United Kingdom
Died: March 14, 1757 (age 52 years), England, United Kingdom
Place of burial: All Saints Church, Southill, United Kingdom
Books: The Chronicle of B----g [i.e. Hon. J. Byng], the Son of the Great B---g [Byng] that Lived in the Reign of Queen Felicia [i.e. Queen Anne]. Containing an Account of His Mighty Transactions Against Gallisoniere, His Flight and Happy Arrival at G-r, [Gibraltar] and from Thence to Sp-th-d. [Spithead]. By Israel Ben Ader of the Tribe of Levi. The Second Edition, Admiral Byng's Defence, As Presented by Him and Read in the Court January 18, 1757 on Board His Majesty's Ship St. George, in Portsmouth Harbour. with an Account of the Action Off Cape Mola Between the British and French Fleets 1756, The Sham Fight: Or, Political Humbug: A State Farce, in Two Acts. As it was Acted by Some Persons of Distinction in the M-d-n, and Elsewhere, and more
Parents: George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington and Margaret Master
Battles/wars: Seven Years' War: Battle of Minorca