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Julian Byng, né le 11 septembre 1862 et mort le 6 juin 1935, est un officier et homme d'État britannique. Il est commandant du Corps canadien lors de la Première Guerre mondiale et, de 1921 à 1926 , le douzième gouverneur général du Canada durant quoi il est au centre de l' affaire King-Byng qui redéfinit les relations entre le premier ministre et la Couronne .
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO DCO (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935) was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since Canadian Confederation.
Lord Byng was well-known to Canadians before his appointment as Governor General. In 1916, during the First World War, he took command of the Canadian Army Corps on the western front. He gained his greatest glory with the Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge in April 1917, an historic military victory for Canada that inspired nationalism at home.
Sir Julian Byng : (11 Eylül 1862 - 6 Haziran 1935 ) Byng, uzun süreli bir soy ağacına dayanan köklü askeri geçmişi olan aristokrat bir aileden gelir. Büyükbabası 1815'te Waterloo'da kıdemli bir subaydı ve Kanada Kolordusu'nu devralmadan önce Mısır, Fransa ve Gelibolu'da üst düzey komutanlıklar yapmıştı.
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Julian Hedworth George Byng, Canada's twelfth Governor General, brought to his office a distinguished military record. Born on September 11th, 1862, the son of the second Earl of Strafford, he became a professional soldier and served in India; in the South African War; with the occupation forces in Egypt and in the First World War.
Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng commanded the Canadian Corps on the Western Front from May 1916 to June 1917. He forged the Canadians into an elite fighting formation, leading them through the battles of Mount Sorrel, the Somme, and Vimy Ridge. His Canadian troops called themselves the "Byng Boys," a testament to their commander's popularity.
