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William Bligh. Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was a British officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best known for the mutiny on HMS Bounty, which occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command. The reasons behind the mutiny continue to be debated.
Fletcher Christian and the mutineers set Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 others adrift, depicted in a 1790 aquatint by Robert Dodd. The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain ...
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May 2, 2024 · Captain Bligh: 1 n British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) Synonyms: Bligh , William Bligh Example of: admiral , full admiral the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral ...
Jul 16, 2019 · Fast Facts: William Bligh. Known For: Captain of the HMS Bounty during the 1789 mutiny. Born: September 9, 1754 in Plymouth (or perhaps Cornwall), England. Parents: Francis and Jane Pearce Bligh. Died: London on December 7, 1817 in London. Education: Shipped as "captain's servant" at the age of 7.
governor (1805-1808), New South Wales. William Bligh (born September 9, 1754, probably at Plymouth, county of Devon, England—died December 7, 1817, London) was an English navigator, explorer, and commander of the HMS Bounty at the time of the celebrated mutiny on that ship. The son of a customs officer, Bligh joined the Royal Navy in 1770.
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Apr 28, 2020 · The mutiny on the Bounty and Bligh’s subsequent achievement in navigating a tiny, crowded launch over 3,500 miles from Tofua to Coupang, cemented his name next to those of Captain James Cook and Admiral Horatio Nelson as the most famous naval men of their generation. A plaudit even Bligh might have considered as compensation for being ...
William Bligh. Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS RN (September 9, 1754 – December 7, 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. He is best known as "Captain Bligh" for the Mutiny on the Bounty that occurred against his command, and the remarkable voyage he made to the island of Timor, after being set adrift by the ...
