George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington Military person

Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, KB PC (27 January 1663 – 17 January 1733) was a British naval officer and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His career included service as First Lord of the Admiralty during the reign of King George II.

Personal facts

George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington
Birth dateJanuary 27, 1663
Birth place
Kent , Wrotham
Date of deathJanuary 17, 1733
Place of death
Bedfordshire , Southill Bedfordshire

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Viscount Torrington
military operations
Glorious Revolution
Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
Battle of Cape Passaro
War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Quadruple Alliance
Battle of Málaga (1704)
Battle of Toulon (1707)
Nine Years' War
Battle of Vigo Bay
relation
John Byng 1st Earl of Strafford

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George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington on Wikipedia

External resources

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