Viscount Torrington | |
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Born | 5 January 1768 London |
Died | 18 June 1831 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1778–1831 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral of the White |
Commands | HMS Ferret HMS Artois HMS Redoubt HMS Mercury HMS Galatea HMS Texel HMS Malabar HMS Belliqueux HMS Warrior |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Awards | Military Order of William Doctor of Civil Law Fellow of the Royal Society |
Vice-Admiral George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington DCL FRS (5 January 1768–18 June 1831), Royal Navy, commanded HMS Cumberland, the ship which returned King William I to the Netherlands from his exile in London,[1] for which service he was appointed by the king to the Military Order of William.