Tragedy at Sea
Military tribunals, 18th-century style.
Joseph F. Callo
August 2, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 43
Admiral Byng
His Rise and Execution
by Chris Ware
Penn & Sword, 224 pp., $39.99
In 1757 Admiral John Byng of the Royal Navy was executed by firing squad on the quarterdeck of HMS Monarque. He wasn’t shot because he lost a battle, betrayed his country, or committed an act of cowardice under fire. He was shot because he failed to achieve a victory in a naval action against the French, and particularly because he was indecisive and passive in the battle’s aftermath.
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