The trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng
Subtitle: at a court martial
By: as taken by Mr. Charles Fearne ... Pub. by order of the ... Lords commissioners of the admiralty ... To which are added a copy of their ... memorial to the King, in relation to the sentence passed upon Admiral Byng ... a copy of the report of the twelve judges ...
Contributors: Fearne, Charles, 1742-1794.; Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: R. Manby, etc.
Published: 1757
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
Subjects: Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Biography; Early works to 1800.
Description: Admiral Byng was court-martialled and found guilty of failing to "do his utmost" to prevent Minorca falling to the French following the Battle of Minorca (1756).