Capt bligh biography wikipedia

William Bligh was an eighteenth century naval captain caught up in the Mutiny on the Bounty as well as later becoming Governor of New South Wales in Australia.. Britannia where Midshipman Fletcher Christian sailed with him. On 16th August he is appointed to command H. Bounty on an expedition organised by Sir Joseph Banks and the Admiralty.

The mission is to sail to Tahiti to collect breadfruit plants for transplantation in the West Indies to feed the slave population. On 28th April a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian is staged. The revolt came to a head when Christian was accused by Bligh of stealing his coconuts and stopped the rum ration of the entire crew in retaliation.

Many of the crew were already not happy that they had had to leave their easy life with the Tahitians behind.

How long was captain bligh adrift

They reach the Dutch Island of Timor on 12th June after 41 hazardous days at sea, a journey of 6, kilometres. Once there he buys a Dutch Schooner and sails for Jakarta modern day Indonesia and then home to England. Providence taking another ship with him. His wife is too ill to travel but his daughter Mary and her husband Lieutenant John Putland who became his aide-de-camp accompany him.

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Bligh arrives at Port Jackson on 6th August. Bligh is promoted to Rear Admiral. This is now the site of the National Garden Museum. Garden Museum, Lambeth. See article on Topiary in the United Kingdom.