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    • William Bligh

    Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy of Great Britain
    Date of Birth:
    Country: Great Britain

    Content:
    1. Early Life and Naval Service
    2. The Bounty Expedition
    3. Marriage and Return to Service
    4. Captain of the Bounty
    5. The Mutiny on the Bounty
    6. Remarkable Voyage in an Open Boat
    7. Return to England and Second Expedition
    8. Governor of New South Wales
    9. Later Life and Legacy

    Early Life and Naval Service

    William Bligh was born in Plymouth, Devon, in He joined the Royal Navy at the tender age of seven in , initially serving in his hometown.

    He officially became a midshipman in and served on the Crescent for the next three years.

    The Bounty Expedition

    In , Bligh was selected by Captain James Cook as master on the Resolution. He embarked on Cook's third and final Pacific expedition, during which he gathered valuable information.

    Marriage and Return to Service

    Bligh married Elizabeth Betham in and rejoined the Navy on the HMS Belle Poule.

    He later fought at the Battle