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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1704-10-29
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Southill,_Bedfordshire,_England
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Southill,_Bedfordshire,_England
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gptkbp:cause
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failure to do his utmost in battle
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath
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execution by firing squad
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1757-03-14
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Portsmouth,_England
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gptkbp:executedBy
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firing squad
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Byng_family
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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executed to set an example for military discipline
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Admiral
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Minorca
court-martial and execution
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gptkbp:notableFor
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only Royal Navy admiral executed by firing squad
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Admiral
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:George_Byng,_1st_Viscount_Torrington
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gptkbp:quoteAbout
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Voltaire: 'pour encourager les autres'
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gptkbp:referencedIn
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gptkb:Voltaire's_Candide
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1718–1757
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gptkbp:sibling
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gptkb:George_Byng,_3rd_Viscount_Torrington
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gptkbp:trial
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gptkb:judge
gptkb:HMS_Monarch,_Portsmouth
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gptkbp:trialDate
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1756
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Wrotham_Park,_Hertfordshire,_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Admiral John Byng
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