<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> John Byng </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Portrait of John Byng by Thomas Hudson, 1749 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> baptised (1704 - 10 - 29) 29 October 1704 Southill, Bedfordshire, England, UK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 14 March 1757 (1757 - 03 - 14) (aged 52) Portsmouth, England, UK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allegiance </Th> <Td> Great Britain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service / branch </Th> <Td> Royal Navy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of service </Th> <Td> 1718--1757 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> Admiral </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> <P> Seven Years' War </P> <Ul> <Li> Battle of Minorca </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> John Byng </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Portrait of John Byng by Thomas Hudson, 1749 </Td> </Tr>

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