William Bligh

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William Bligh


Born
in St Tudy, Cornwall
September 09, 1754

Died
December 07, 1817

Genre
Travel, Memoir


Vice Admiral of the Blue William Bligh, FRS, RN was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A historic mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, 3,618 nautical miles (6,701 km; 4,164 mi), after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers. Fifteen years after the Bounty mutiny, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps, resulting in the so-called Rum Rebellion. ...more

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The Bounty Mutiny
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A Voyage to the South Sea: ...
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Dangerous Voyage of Captain...
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“seen as soon as the reefs, from a ship’s mast”
― William Bligh, The Bounty Mutiny
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