John Byng Quotes

"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
(Related: Time)

"The enemy now began to appear from the mast-head."
- John Byng
(Related: Enemy, Now)

"The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to."
- John Byng
(Related: Enemy, Lying, Nothing)

"By this time it was past six, and the enemy's van and ours were at too great a distance to engage, I perceived some of their ships stretching to the northward; and I imagined they were going to form a new line."
- John Byng
(Related: Time, Enemy, Past, Ships)