Edward Tyng

Edward Tyng (1683–1755) was a British naval officer who was captain of the batteries and fortifications of Boston and in command of the first Massachusetts man-of-war Prince of Orange (ship) (1740). He was the son-in-law of Cyprian Southack.[1]

Commodore Edward Tyng (1683-1755)

He was the son of Edward Tyng, who, during King William's War, was the commander of Fort Loyal, Fort William Henry and later became Governor of Acadia, only to be taken prisoner in the Naval battle off St. John (1691).[2]

During King George's War he broke the Mi'kmaq militia, French and Acadian sieges of Annapolis Royal in 1744 and again the following year (1745). As commodore of the fleet, Tyng led 13 armed vessels and about 90 transports in the successful Siege of Louisbourg (1745). He participated in the Capture of the Vigilant and the destruction of Port Dauphin (Englishtown, Nova Scotia) in June 1745.[3]

His son was Col William Tyng who was a soldier in the British army.[4][5]

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References

  1. Chapin, Howard M. (1928). Privateering in King Georges̕ War, 1739-1748. E.A. Johnson Company. p. 68.
  2. "Biography – TYNG, EDWARD (fl. 1680-91) – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca.
  3. Chapin, Howard M. (1928). Privateering in King Georges̕ War, 1739-1748. E.A. Johnson Company. p. 79.
  4. Goold, William (January 29, 1886). "Portland in the past;". Portland, Me. : Printed for the author by B. Thurston & company via Internet Archive.
  5. Sabine, Lorenzo (January 29, 1847). "The American loyalists : or, Biographical sketches of adherents to the British crown in the war of the revolution, alphabetically arranged, with a preliminary historical essay". Boston : Little and J. Brown via Internet Archive.
  6. http://ns1763.ca/bio/7bio-35815-tyng1683.html
  7. Chapin, Howard M. (1928). Privateering in King Georges̕ War, 1739-1748. E.A. Johnson Company. p. 84.

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