biography
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Byng, George, 1st Viscount Torrington
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| male
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| lived:
| (1663–1733)
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| biography:
| English sailor, born in Wrotham, Kent, SE England, UK. He joined the navy at 15, and gained rapid promotion as a supporter of William of Orange. Made rear-admiral in 1703, he captured Gibraltar, and was knighted for his gallant conduct at Màlaga. In 1708 he defeated the French fleet of James Stuart, the Pretender, and in 1718 destroyed the Spanish fleet off Messina. He was created viscount in 1721. |
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