As a Rear Admiral he was a senior officer in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War in 1855. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1857. Baynes refused to obey orders from the Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, James Douglas, to land marines on San Juan Island to engage American soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General William Selby Harney that had occupied the island on 27 July 1859. Accordingly he is credited with adopting a policy of non-intervention that helped to defuse the San Juan Boundary Dispute of 1859 between Britain and the United States of America.
As a Rear Admiral he was a senior officer in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War in 1855.
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as
As
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
compound
Number=Sing
Rear
Rear
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obl
Number=Sing
Admiral
Admiral
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NNP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
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PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
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VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
senior
senior
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
officer
officer
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Baltic
Baltic
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Sea
Sea
PROPN
NNP
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Crimean
Crimean
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
War
War
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NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1855
1855
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punct
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.
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He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1857.
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Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
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be
was
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VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
appoint
appointed
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VBN
compound
Number=Sing
Commander
Commander
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NNP
punct
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-
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in
in
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punct
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-
PUNCT
HYPH
nmod
Number=Sing
Chief
Chief
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NNP
punct
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,
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,
amod
Degree=Pos
Pacific
Pacific
ADJ
NNP
xcomp
Number=Sing
Station
Station
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NNP
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in
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obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1857
1857
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Baynes refused to obey orders from the Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, James Douglas, to land marines on San Juan Island to engage American soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General William Selby Harney that had occupied the island on 27 July 1859.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Baynes
Baynes
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NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
refuse
refused
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VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
obey
obey
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
order
orders
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
Governor
Governor
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NNP
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of
of
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Colony
Colony
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NNP
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of
of
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compound
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Vancouver
Vancouver
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NNP
nmod
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Island
Island
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NNP
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
James
James
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Douglas
Douglas
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punct
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,
PUNCT
,
mark
to
to
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advcl
VerbForm=Inf
land
land
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VB
obj
Number=Plur
marine
marines
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
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IN
compound
Number=Sing
San
San
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Juan
Juan
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Island
Island
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
engage
engage
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
soldier
soldiers
NOUN
NNS
case
under
under
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
command
command
NOUN
NN
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of
of
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IN
compound
Number=Sing
Brigadier
Brigadier
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
flat
Number=Sing
General
General
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
William
William
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Selby
Selby
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Harney
Harney
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
occupy
occupied
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
island
island
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
27
27
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CD
obl
Number=Sing
July
July
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1859
1859
NUM
CD
punct
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.
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.
Accordingly he is credited with adopting a policy of non-intervention that helped to defuse the San Juan Boundary Dispute of 1859 between Britain and the United States of America.
advmod
accordingly
Accordingly
ADV
RB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
credit
credited
VERB
VBN
mark
with
with
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
adopt
adopting
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
policy
policy
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
non-intervention
non-intervention
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
help
helped
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
defuse
defuse
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
San
San
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Juan
Juan
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Boundary
Boundary
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
dispute
Dispute
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1859
1859
NUM
CD
case
between
between
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
America
America
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.