It occurred when God sent His angel of death to kill 185,000 Assyrian soldiers who were encamped around Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah. You can read about it in Isaiah 37, verses 36 to 38.
Answer: The poet, paraphrasing the Bible (2 Kings 19: 35-36). Note that he is NOT describing Sennacherib's death, but the destruction of his army. Lord Byron knew his Scripture.Note also that 'cohort' refers to that army, being a (Roman) military unit. It does not mean King Sennacherib's companion, although the word is now frequently misused as such (i.e. to = companion), probably because of the poem.Note further that the poem is stunningly beautiful.
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