William Bligh
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Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best known as the "Captain Bligh" of Mutiny on the Bounty fame, where the literature chronicled in part the real history.
The mutiny was against his captain's command, and he is well remembered for the remarkable voyage he made to Timor, after being set adrift by the mutineers in the Bounty's launch, a remarkable feat of navigation and survival...
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