seven years war; ww2; candide; byng

  1. perfectgeneral

    Was the loss of Minorca by Vice Admiral Byng really so bad?

    His distant descendants are seeking an appeal with discovered paperwork. (search BBC Byng) Gibraltar to Mahon is about 581miles as the aeroplane flies. Mahon to Malta is about 625 miles and the direct Gib to Malta is 1109 miles. It probably made things a lot harder in WW2, but would Minorca be...
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