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George Byng, 1. Viscount Torrington, Gemälde von John Faber, 1733. George Byng, 1. Viscount Torrington KB PC (* 27. Januar 1663 in Wrotham, Kent; † 17. Januar 1733 in London) war ein britischer Admiral und Seeheld. Leben. Byng trat mit 10 Jahren in die Royal Navy ein. Fünf Jahre später war er bereits Lieutenant.
Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, KB, PC (27 January 1663 – 17 January 1733), of Southill Park in Bedfordshire, was a Royal Navy officer and statesman.
Wappen der Viscounts Torrington. George Byng, 1. Viscount Torrington. Viscount Torrington, in the County of Devon, [1] ist ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel in der Peerage of Great Britain . Familiensitz der Viscounts ist Great Hunts Place bei Winchester in Hampshire .
The soldier Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, was the youngest son of the second Earl of Strafford. [1] Admiral the Hon. John Byng, who was controversially court-martialled and shot in 1757, was the fourth son of the first Viscount Torrington.
11. Juni 2018 · History. British and Irish History: Biographies. George Byng Viscount Torrington. Byng, George, 1st Viscount Torrington. views 2,948,254 updated Jun 11 2018. Byng, George, 1st Viscount Torrington (1664–1733). Byng entered the navy at 14 from a family in straitened circumstances.
His eldest son, George, received the honor of knighthood from Queen Anne, for his gallant behaviour in the battle off Malaga [1]; and after performing many other signal services, he was raised to the dignity of the peerage by the title of Baron Byng of Southill, co. Bedford, and Viscount Torrington, of Torrington, in Devonshire.
2. Juli 2019 · Torrington, George Byng, 1st viscount, 1663-1733. Publication date. 1930. Topics. Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century -- Sources. Publisher. [London] : Printed for the Navy Records Society. Collection. printdisabled; trent_university; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary.
