John Byron
John Byron (1723 November 8 – 1786 April 10) was an officer who had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy.[1]
Byron was a Midshipman during George Anson's voyage around the world, setting out in the HMS Wager, a vessel wrecked on the coast of Southern Chile.
Byron wrote about the ordeal suffered by the survivors in "The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron".
Byron lead the expedition, in 1760, that captured the French naval fortress Louisborg, on Cape Breton Island, in Acadia, what is currently Nova Scotia.
In 1764-1766 Byron commanded his own Pacific Ocean voyage of exploration in command of the HMS Dolphin.
Byron served as the Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1769-1771.
Byron was Commander in Chief of the Royal Navy's [[West Indies Squadron in 1778 and 1779.
References
- ↑ CHILE 2006, Scientific Exploration Society, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-20. “However, once ashore a dispute arose regarding the Captain's powers of command over the soldiers who had been aboard and the sailors who, once their ship was wrecked, were no longer paid by the Navy.”