I do not send their Lordships the particulars of our losses and damages by this, as it would take me much time; and I am willing none should be lost in letting them know an event of such consequence.
-- John Byng
   
John Byng   Name:
John Byng
Type:
Soldier
Nationality:
British
Birth:
October 29, 1704
Death:
March 14, 1757
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