"John Byng: The Scapegoating of an Admiral" Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Dec 2021 9:12 p.m. PST |
"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. Byng was the last British admiral executed by sentence of court-martial, and his case has influenced military law, naval command doctrine, and even literary satire. He was shot not for what he had done but for what he had failed to do. At the time of his death Byng was a naval officer of nearly 40 years' service, with 12 years' experience at flag rank. He was a capable administrator, having held such posts as governor general of Newfoundland and commander in chief of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet. He was not, however, a dynamic combat commander—in fact, his career up to the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756 was noteworthy for the relatively few combat actions he had seen…"
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 Virtualscratchbuilder   | 02 Dec 2021 4:44 a.m. PST |
A while back I did a little simulation on the battle that got him shot. link |
| Mr Astrolabe | 02 Dec 2021 11:35 a.m. PST |
Did he also get shot in the simulation? :-) |
| Tango01 | 02 Dec 2021 3:36 p.m. PST |
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