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| | Julian H.G. Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The most notable issue during Lord Byng's term of office was the "King-Byng Affair," a political crisis that arose between the Governor General and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. | | | Lord Byng's appointment was less controversial than that of his predecessor, the | | | Following his term as Governor General, Lord and Lady Byng returned to England where he was raised in the peerage as |
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| | MSN Encarta - World War I |
| | The Allies achieved a brief advance at the Battle of Cambrai in France on November 20. | | | (Dates for the February Revolution are given according to the Julian, or Old Style, calendar then in use in Russia. | | | On January 31, 1918, the Soviet government adopted the Gregorian, or New Style, calendar, which moved dates by 13 days; therefore, in the New Style calendar the dates for the first revolution would be March 8 to 12.) |
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| | Battle of Vimy Ridge |
| | The capture of the Ridge by the Canadian Corps, under the command of British General Julian H.G. Byng (with Canadian General Sir Arthur Currie acting as Chief-of-Staff), was a turning point for Allied Forces during the First World War. | | | It was the first time in the nation's history that its army fought as a complete organization in an independent battle. | | | It was a triumphant event that Canadians from Vancouver to Halifax had in common and helped foster national unity. |
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| | Julian Hedworth Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy |
| | Julian Hedworth Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy | | | Please See Julian_H.G._Byng,_1st_Viscount_Byng_of_Vimy For Further Information about Julian Hedworth Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. |
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| | DND/CF : Fourth Dimension - LGen the Honourable Sir Julian Byng |
| | Today, his successor arrives: Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir Julian Byng-"Bungo" to his friends, a select group that includes the King. | | | His career since then has been hard soldiering in India and Africa, punctuated by equally demanding training and staff appointments. | | | At 20, he was commissioned into a fashionable regiment, the 10th Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), which he joined because the Prince of Wales asked him to. |
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| | Vimy Ridge> |
| | The first was to draw the German troops away from Aisne, a town that the French were to attack one week later. | | | The second goal was to win Arras and Vimy Ridge, a goal which Canadians reached on April 14, 1917 while under the command of British General Julian Byng. |
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| | Julian Byng |
| | Please See Julian H.G. Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy For Further Information about Julian Byng. |
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