Picture No | 10027928 |
Date | 14 March 1757 |
Description | JOHN BYNG EXECUTED |
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Admiral John Byng executed by firing squad on the foredeck of the 'Monarch' for alleged cowardice, though more as a cover-up for the duke of Newcastle's incompetence
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Source | unnamed artist in the 'London Magazine', 1757 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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