14th March 1757

TheAdmiral
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edited March 2016 in General Chat #1

A significant date in our family, it is the day the the great Admiral of the Blue was shot for Treason due to his alleged cowardice at the Battle of Menorca in 1757, he was shot on the poop deck of his ship Monarch, but later exonerated.

The great man lays at rest in the Crypt of All Saints Church in Southill,Bedfordshire.

Here endeth the History lesson for today, another installment due later

Have a nice day

Admiral

 

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  • tigerfish
    tigerfish Forum Participant Posts: 1,362
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    edited March 2016 #2

    I bet he felt a lot better later, when he was exonerated!

    TF

  • volvoman9
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    edited March 2016 #3

    Another miscarriage of justice Sad

    v9

  • bestboy
    bestboy Forum Participant Posts: 302
    edited March 2016 #4

    Facing a few muskets the poop deck was quite an appropriate place to be.

  • richardandros
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    edited March 2016 #5

    To the perpetual Disgrace

    of PUBLICK JUSTICE

    The Honble. JOHN BYNG Esqr

    Admiral of the Blue

    Fell a MARTYR to

    POLITICAL PERSECUTION

    March 14th in the year 1757 when

    BRAVERY and LOYALTY

    were Insufficient Securities

    For the

    Life and Honour

    of a

    NAVAL OFFICER

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited March 2016 #6

    Wonder if it would still work as motivation today? Pick a member of Middlesborough FC, shoot him and tell others they will get same if they don't stop being so idle! Wink

  • JCB4X4
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    edited March 2016 #7

    Wonder if it would still work as motivation today? Pick a member of Middlesborough FC, shoot him and tell others they will get same if they don't stop being so idle! Wink

    A bit Strong that Surprised

    Consider the implications of such an action if applied to NUFC or SAFC  might run out of ammo before completion of the task ! 
    Undecided

  • TheAdmiral
    TheAdmiral Forum Participant Posts: 506
    edited March 2016 #8

    Wonder if it would still work as motivation today? Pick a member of Middlesborough FC, shoot him and tell others they will get same if they don't stop being so idle! Wink

    A bit Strong that Surprised

    Consider the implications of such an action if applied to NUFC or SAFC  might run out of ammo before completion of the task ! 
    Undecided

    Thre's be no player left in the North East, do they have any I wonder

    Admiral

  • TheAdmiral
    TheAdmiral Forum Participant Posts: 506
    edited March 2016 #9

    To the perpetual Disgrace

    of PUBLICK JUSTICE

    The Honble. JOHN BYNG Esqr

    Admiral of the Blue

    Fell a MARTYR to

    POLITICAL PERSECUTION

    March 14th in the year 1757 when

    BRAVERY and LOYALTY

    were Insufficient Securities

    For the

    Life and Honour

    of a

    NAVAL OFFICER

    and our Family Motto is "Tuebor" ( I will defend ) and before the jokers arrive it's TUEBOR not Tuborg

    Admiral.

  • IanH
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    edited March 2016 #10

    Don't they make mints?

    Oh no, that's Trebor.......

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited March 2016 #11

    Wonder if it would still work as motivation today? Pick a member of Middlesborough FC, shoot him and tell others they will get same if they don't stop being so idle! Wink

    A bit Strong that Surprised

    Consider the implications of such an action if applied to NUFC or SAFC  might run out of ammo before completion of the task ! 
    Undecided

    Write your comments here...NUFC superstars would have to do a couple of shifts in a Mike Ashley Sweatshop! That would possibly concentrate efforts better than a bullet!

    Admiral, please accept my respects for your late Naval hero, shocking way to motivate anyone!

  • Merve
    Merve Forum Participant Posts: 2,333
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    edited March 2016 #12

    At a time when we actually did rule the waves!

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