tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454536834008495324.post2997888948579093592..comments2023-06-21T11:02:53.526-05:00Comments on HMS Acasta: THE ARTICLES OF WAR 1757HMSAcasta.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524563116891936222noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454536834008495324.post-46529588474162626312015-04-08T11:48:31.891-05:002015-04-08T11:48:31.891-05:00I was under the impression that after the case of ...I was under the impression that after the case of Admiral Byng in 1755, they re-edited Article 10 (the one he was convicted under) to put back the words 'or other such punishment as a court martial shall think fit to impose', which words had been included in the original Articles but were removed in 1747, leading to Byng's execution - they tried every which way to get him pardoned, but His Majesty refused, because Admiralty had managed to get themselves into the scrape in the first place.Sharpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522672154379689205noreply@blogger.com