Today in 1757, Admiral John Byng is executed on the deck of his own flagship for failing to do his 'utmost' in battle against the French. "It is good to kill an admiral from time to time, in order to encourage the others," Voltaire later writes. - Tweets - 11:46 AM 3/14/2023
Tweets - 11:46 AM 3/14/2023 from Michael Novakhov Military History Now @MilHistNow posted at 14:03:58 UTC by Military History Now via Tweets by @mikenov Michael Novakhov retweeted: Today in 1757, Admiral John Byng is executed on the deck of his own flagship for failing to do his 'utmost' in battle against the French. "It is good to kill an admiral from time to time, in order to encourage the others," Voltaire later writes. See: militaryhistorynow.com/2018/04/15/to-… Vatican News @VaticanNews posted at 14:03:58 UTC by Vatican News via Tweets by @mikenov Michael Novakhov retweeted: Pope Francis' Gospel Reflections "How much suffering, how many wounds, how many wars could be avoided if forgiveness and mercy were the style of our life!" (13 September 2020) vatican.va/content/france… New York Post Metro @nypmetro posted at 14:03:58 UTC by New York Post Metro via Tweets by @mikenov Michael Novakhov retweeted: 15-year-old boy stabbed