Admiral Byng And The Loss Of Minorca
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Author | : Joseph J. Krulder |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2021-04-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1000381188 |
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.
Author | : Brian Tunstall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Admirals |
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Total Pages | : 864 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Noel Mostert |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 801 |
Release | : 2008-06-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0393066533 |
Mostert's narrative tells the thrilling story of Britain's struggle with Revolutionary France, wherein Napoleon is checkmated by Admiral Horatio Nelson's brilliant naval exploits. 16 pages of illustrations, 6 maps.
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Total Pages | : 818 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : David C. Ramzan |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2017-10-15 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1445675110 |
Secret Greenwich explores the little-known and colourful history of Greenwich in South East London through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
Author | : Chris Ware |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Maritime |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Admirals |
ISBN | : 9781844157815 |
In this long overdue reappraisal, Chris Ware looks at the whole of Byng's long career and carefully untangles the politics usrrounding is final day sto see how far his poor reputation is justified.
Author | : Arthur Hassall |
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Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Tobias George Smollett |
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Total Pages | : 684 |
Release | : 1864 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Evan Wilson |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2019-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3030257002 |
This book surveys the lives and careers of naval officers across Europe at the height of the age of sail. It traces the professionalization of naval officers by exploring their preparation for life at sea and the challenges they faced while in command. It also demonstrates the uniqueness of the maritime experience, as long voyages and isolation at sea cemented their bond with naval officers across Europe while separating them from landlubbers. It depicts, in a way no previous study has, the parameters of their shared experiences—both the similarities that crossed national boundaries and connected officers, and the differences that can only be seen from an international perspective.