Project Gutenberg 2010-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 52 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous A Letter to Lord Robert Bertie Relating to His Conduct in the Mediterranean, and His Defence of Admiral Byng Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "A Letter to Lord Robert Bertie" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the mid-18th century. The book takes the form of a letter, addressing Lord Robert Bertie's conduct during a military expedition in the Mediterranean and his subsequent defense of Admiral Byng, who faced public censure for a naval defeat. The letter serves as both a critique and a call for accountability regarding the failures of that expedition. In the letter, the anonymous author articulates deep concern over Lord Bertie's actions and the larger implications of the military failures on British honor and safety. The author expresses disappointment in Lord Bertie’s choices, particularly in not reinforcing the beleaguered fortress of St. Philip’s and ultimately supporting Admiral Byng's controversial retreat. The tone ranges from solicitude to stern admonition, as the writer implores Lord Bertie to reflect on his decisions and the disgrace that followed, emphasizing the need for a serious examination of responsibility among those in power to recognize failures and restore the nation’s esteem. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bertie, Robert, Lord, 1721-1782 Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century Byng, John, 1704-1757 Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 Minorca (Spain) -- History -- Invasions Anglo-French War, 1755-1763 -- Naval operations DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Royalty Browsing: History - Warfare 58059 58066 2024-09-13T13:44:23.805551 2023-09-14T07:45:49.018278 text/html text/html 54504 2010-05-07T13:22:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 29960 2010-05-07T13:22:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 75878 2024-09-13T13:44:26.993525 application/epub+zip 74370 2024-09-13T13:44:25.035534 application/epub+zip 64758 2024-09-13T13:44:24.204538 application/epub+zip 155202 2024-09-13T13:44:28.574548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146100 2024-09-13T13:44:26.536551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161186 2022-09-15T03:53:08.915913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48486 48294 2024-09-13T13:44:23.594554 2023-09-14T07:45:48.832225 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48402 2010-05-07T13:22:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18780 2010-05-07T13:22:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 48394 2010-05-07T13:22:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18763 2010-05-07T13:22:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21788 2024-09-13T13:44:28.708521 application/rdf+xml 13412 2024-09-13T13:44:24.535563 image/jpeg 3632 2024-09-13T13:44:24.368560 image/jpeg 73670 2024-09-13T13:44:23.814546 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia