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28. Apr. 2024 · Es ist das Jahr 1789: die Besatzung des britischen Schiffes HMS Bounty rebelliert gegen ihren Kapitän William Bligh. Das Ereignis ist inzwischen zur Legende geworden und liefert Stoff für ...
28. Apr. 2024 · Als die Meuterer am 28. April 1789 Bligh und 17 treue Männer in einem winzigen Boot im Südpazifik aussetzen, war es Bligh, dem sie ihre Rettung nach 48 Tagen auf See verdanken. Er ist zu seiner...
19. Apr. 2024 · William Bligh was a prominent British naval officer born on September 9, 1754, in Plymouth, England. He joined the Royal Navy at the age of 15 and quickly rose through the ranks to become a captain. Bligh served on many ships during his career, including the HMS Resolution, which was commanded by Captain James Cook during his second ...
Vor 19 Stunden · Major credit for the discovery and recording of the islands went to Captain William Bligh who sailed through Fiji after the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789. The first Europeans to land and live among the Fijians were shipwrecked sailors and runaway convicts from the Australian penal settlements.
Vor 2 Tagen · 1787: Gave William Bligh his sailing orders for the Bounty; 1788-1795: Served as a Lord of the Admiralty. 1789-1790: Served as MP for Reigate ; February 1793: Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Station following the outbreak of the French Revolution. Took command of HMS Victory and directed the capture of Toulon and Corsica.
27. Apr. 2024 · April 27, 2024. 1 min read. In 1789, the crew of the HMS Bounty launched one of the most famous mutinies of all time. Led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, several members of the crew rebelled against the commanding officer, Captain William Bligh.
Vor 3 Tagen · It remained for one of Cook’s own officers, William Bligh, master of the Resolution on the third voyage, to record the first Fijian words in situ.
