William Bligh (1754-1817) was a British naval officer and colonial governor who is best remembered for the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty.
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Captain William Bligh recorded the most famous mutiny in sea history when a group of his men, led by Fletcher Christian, forced him from his ship onto a small launch and cast him adrift into the sea. Was Bligh a harsh sea captain whose vicious cruelty for... SEE MORE