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Byng
Byng (bɪŋ) n1. (Biography) George, Viscount Torrington. 1663–1733, British admiral: defeated fleet of James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, off Scotland (1708); defeated Spanish fleet off Messina (1717)2. (Biography) his son John. 1704–57, English admiral: executed after failing to relieve Minorca3. (Biography) Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. 1862–1935, British general in World War I; governor general of Canada (1921–26)Byng
Byng1. George, Viscount Torrington. 1663--1733, British admiral: defeated fleet of James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, off Scotland (1708); defeated Spanish fleet off Messina (1717) 2. his son John. 1704--57, English admiral: executed after failing to relieve Minorca 3. Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. 1862--1935, British general in World War I; governor general of Canada (1921--26) |