7239644 The execution of Admiral Byng (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The execution of Admiral Byng on board the Monarch. Admiral John Byng, c.1704 ??1757. British Royal Navy officer who was court-martialled and executed by firing squad for failing to relieve a besieged British garrison during the Battle of Minorca at the beginning of the Seven Years\' War. From Cassell\'s Illustrated History of England, published c.1890.); Photo by Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2022.