num_pages: 352
description: A wonderfully compelling examination of the infamous episode immortalized by Voltaire in Candide . Admiral John Byng was shot on the deck of the HMS Monarch on March 14 1757. His following his superiors' orders. The British navy sent his poorly armed ship to fight the French using outdated tactics. The offensive failed. Though Byng was cleared of cowardice he received a death sentence for error of judgment. He died...giving the signal to the firing squad for his own execution.
language: English
title: At 12 Mr. Byng was Shot
publisher: Phoenix