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| 1718 | Battle of Passaro Spain |  |
| 20th Aug Passaro A British fleet under Admiral George Byng defeats a Spanish fleet of 26 men-of-war, 2 fireships, 4 bomb vessels, 7 galleys and several other ships with stores and provisions under Admiral Jos‚ Antonio de Gazta¤eta |
| 1900 | Battle of Tugela River | |
| 17th Feb River Tugela Fights at the battle of Tugela |
| 1900 | Siege of Ladysmith Boers | |
| 27th Feb Ladysmith Fights at the siege of Ladysmith |
| 1902 | Colonel | |
| London Appointed Colonel of 10th Hussars |
| 1909 | Major | |
| London Appointed Major General |
| 1914 | Battle of Ypres | |
| 30th Oct Ypres Commands the 3rd Cavalry Division at Ypres |
| 1915 | Campaign Gallipoli | |
| Gallipoli Commands IX Corps at Suvla Bay on Gallipoli, August 1915-January 1916 |
| 1916 | Battle of Cambrai | |
| 16th Sep Cambrai Haig reinforces Byng's command with the entire Tank Corps |
| 1917 | Cambrai | |
| 20th Nov Cambrai Commands the 3rd Army during the Cambrai Offensive |
| 20th Nov Cambrai Demonstrates the potential of the tank |
| 1917 | Capture of Vimy Ridge | |
| 9th April Vimy Ridge Leads the Canadian Corps in capturing Vimy Ridge, 1st day of the Arras Offensive |
| 1917 | Offensive | |
| 9th April Arras Leads the Canadian Corps in capturing Vimy Ridge, 1st day of the Arras Offensive |
| 1918 | Battle of Albert, 2nd | |
| 21st Aug Albert Byng & Rawlinson take 8,000 prisoners along a 55km front, the German 2nd rereats |
| 23rd Aug Bapaume Byng & Rawlinson reach Bapaume |
| 29th Aug Albert Albert is captured from the Germans |
| 1918 | Battle of Epehy | |
| 12th Sep Epehy Leads the 3rd Army over the Hindenburg line |
| 25th Sep Epehy By 25 Sept the area is in Allied hands but there are 72,000 British casualties |
| 1918 | Capture of Albert | |
| 29th Aug Albert Albert is captured from the Germans |
| 1918 | Capture of Bapaume | |
| 24th Mar Bapaume Bapaume is captured by the German during Operation Michael |
| 1918 | Michael | |
| 24th Mar Bapaume Bapaume is captured by the German during Operation Michael |
| 1919 | Peerage | |
| Created Baron Byng of Vimy, 1st |
| 1921 | Governor | |
| Appointed Governor General of Canada |
| 1926 | Peerage | |
| Vimy Created Viscount Byng of Vimy, 1st |
| 1932 | Field Marshal | |
| London Appointed Field Marshal |
