George Byng commanded the British fleet

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George Byng was a prominent early 18th-century British admiral known for his decisive naval victories that strengthened British maritime power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Royal Navy admiral
human
peer of Great Britain
allegiance Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
battle Battle of Barfleur
Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
surface form: Battle of Beachy Head

Battle of Cape Passaro
Battle of La Hogue (1692)
surface form: Battle of La Hogue
birthDate 1663-01-27
burialPlace All Saints Church, Southill
child Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington
conflict Nine Years' War
surface form: War of the Grand Alliance

War of the Quadruple Alliance
War of the Spanish Succession
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
createdPeerage 1721
deathDate 1733-01-17
familyName Byng
father John Byng of Wrotham
fullName George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington
givenName George
knownFor commanding the British Mediterranean fleet
decisive naval victories in the early 18th century
strengthening British maritime power
language English
memberOf Parliament of England
Parliament of Great Britain
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
surface form: Admiral of the Fleet
monarchServed George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne

William III of England
nobleTitle Baron Byng of Southill
Viscount Torrington
notableWork Command of the British fleet at the Battle of Cape Passaro
Reorganization of the Royal Navy as First Lord of the Admiralty
Strengthening British naval power in the Mediterranean
Jacobite rising of 1715
surface form: Suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1715 at sea
parliamentaryConstituency Devonport
surface form: Devonport (as Plymouth interests)

Plymouth
Tavistock
placeOfBirth Wrotham
surface form: Wrotham, Kent
placeOfDeath Southill, Bedfordshire
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Member of Parliament
spouse Margaret Master

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Battle of Cape Passaro notableCommanderRole George Byng commanded the British fleet