John Byng, Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial (Creighton : 1816)

The trial of the Honble. Admiral Byng, at a court-martial held on board His Majesty's ship the St. George, in Portsmouth harbour, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1756, for an enquiry into his conduct while he commanded in the Mediterranean

part II : together with his defence, likewise an appendix, containing all the papers read in court, and several others : being much fuller, and more circumstantial, than the judge advocate's minutes, because containing all the occasional speeches and reflections made by the members of the court, or the prisoner, on what was said, or passed, and each member's name prefixed to the questions he proposed

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Author

Publication

1756 - [s.n.], London?, England

Language

English

Word Count

119,750 words, Guess

Page Count

479 pages

Physical Format

[electronic resource] :

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL58927160M
OCLC Control Number506055152

Alternate Titles

Trial of the Honourable Admiral Byng

Subjects

Series Statement

Making of modern law

Other Editions

The trial of the Honble. Admiral Byng, at a court-martial held on board His Majesty's ship the St. George, in Portsmouth harbour, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1756, for an enquiry into his conduct while he commanded in the Mediterranean: part II : together with his defence, likewise an appendix, containing all the papers read in court, and several others : being much fuller, and more circumstantial, than the judge advocate's minutes, because containing all the occasional speeches and reflections made by the members of the court, or the prisoner, on what was said, or passed, and each member's name prefixed to the questions he proposed[electronic resource] :[s.n.]1756-01-01

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The proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Admiral Byng: held on board His Majesty's Ship St. George, in Portsmouth Harbour, begun December 27, 1756, and continued till January 27, 1757. : Containing a summary of the evidence as delivered each day in court, methodically digested, and the proofs and arguments as well for as against him, fairly and impartially stated. : To which is added, the Admiral's defence, as presented by him, and read in the court January 18, 1757. : Together with an account of his behaviour in his last moments. : With general observations on the whole

Charles Ferne, Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty.

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