John Byng Quotes
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By this time it was past six, and the enemy's van and ours were at too great a distance to engage, I perceived some of their ships stretching to the northward; and I imagined they were going to form a new line.
John Byng
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Author Details:
Type:
Soldier Quotes
Category:
British Soldier Quotes
Date of Birth:
October 29, 1704
Date of Death:
March 14, 1757
Nationality:
British
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All John Byng Quotations:
By this time it was past...
Falling little wind, it was five...
I do not send their Lordships...
The enemy now began to appear...
The next morning we saw nothing...
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