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John Byng
John Byng
British Soldier
Born: Oct 29, 1704
Died: Mar 14, 1757
Consequence Enemy Lying Next Nothing Time
Related authors: Bernard Law Montgomery Douglas Haig Harry Day Horatio Nelson James Wolfe Lord Mountbatten T. E. Lawrence William Bligh
By this time it was past six, and the enemy's van and ours were at too great a distance to engage, I perceived some of their ships stretching to the northward; and I imagined they were going to form a new line. John Byng
Time Great Enemy Past Stretching Too Distance Ours Van Some Perceived New Line New Line Were Ships Going Six Form Engage Imagined
The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to. John Byng
Morning Enemy Nothing Lying Saw Though Still Were Next Next Morning

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