Talk:Battle of Málaga (1704)

Byng's actions and the outcome of the battle
I think the statement at the end of the second paragraph, stating that Byng was censured for his actions, is misleading at best. Byng went on to fight in fleet actions in 1707 and 1708 and won a major battle in 1718 (not to mentioned being created a peer in 1721) -- as noted in his Wiki page. It would seem that this section needs to be worked on. (WHRupp (talk) 12:20, 6 August 2010 (UTC))


 * Good point. Wholly improbable, Byng was knighted on 22 October by Queen Anne ‘as a testimony of her high approbation of his behaviour in the late action’, was promoted to vice-admiral just over a two months later, and was commanding a squadron in the Channel by summer 1705. Other inconsistencies in this article include stating that Byng's ship, Royal Katharine, was badly damaged. Byng was actually aboard Ranelagh. Benea (talk) 16:56, 6 August 2010 (UTC)