Admiral John Byng

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:born October 29, 1704
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Thomas's_Church,_Portsmouth
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Byng,_5th_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:HMS_Foudroyant
gptkb:HMS_Berwick
gptkb:HMS_Albion
gptkb:HMS_Chatham
gptkb:HMS_Royal_George
gptkb:HMS_Cornwallis
gptkb:HMS_Conqueror
gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought
gptkb:HMS_Bellerophon
gptkb:HMS_Monmouth
gptkb:HMS_Neptune
gptkb:HMS_Windsor_Castle
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Anne
gptkb:HMS_Ajax
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Audacious
gptkb:HMS_Colossus
gptkb:HMS_Namur
gptkb:HMS_Orford
gptkb:HMS_Cressy
gptkb:HMS_Britannia
gptkb:HMS_Royal_William
gptkb:HMS_Prince_George
HMS Resolution
HMS Royal Sovereign
HMS Victory
HMS Agamemnon
HMS Triumph
HMS Barfleur
HMS Defiance
HMS Monarch
HMS St. George
HMS Thunderer
gptkbp:died March 14, 1757
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral John Byng
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:legacy Byng's_execution_led_to_the_phrase_'Bynged'.
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Minorca
gptkbp:notableFor execution for failing to engage the enemy
gptkbp:parent gptkb:George_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Torrington
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Southampton,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Portsmouth,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Norris
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:serviceYears 1720–1757
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Byng
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Edward_Boscawen