{"product_id":"at-12-mr-byng-was-shot","title":"At 12 Mr Byng was Shot","description":"Admiral John Byng was shot on the deck of his ship, the HMS Monarch, at 12pm on 14 March 1757. His offence was nothing more than following the orders of his superiors. Having ignored warnings of an imminent French invasion of Minorca, the British Navy sent a small, poorly armed and poorly led fleet to repulse them, and ordered the fleet to follow tactics which were 50 years out of date. When the offensive failed, Byng was accused of 'not doing his utmost'. The court, while clearing Byng of cowardice, misunderstood the wording of the charge and sentenced him to death for an error of judgement, which was no offence. Byng died bravely, giving the signal to the firing squad for his own execution. His death saved the guilty men. He was one of the bravest men ever, the victim of a conspiracy which involved the highest officials of the British Navy.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003ehusband cheated on me \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.elangovanr.com\/page\/cheat.aspx\"\u003epercentage of women who cheat\u003c\/a\u003e My boyfriend cheated on me\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003edating for married men \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.floridafriendlyplants.com\/Blog\/page\/what-causes-women-to-cheat.aspx\"\u003ewhy husband cheat on their wife\u003c\/a\u003e why do husband cheat\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786441879731,"sku":"9781780221762","price":719.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477290539781780221762.jpg?v=1762802103","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/at-12-mr-byng-was-shot","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}