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  • William Bligh
    William Bligh

    …he was captain of the Director, his crew took part in the general mutiny of the fleet at the Nore (in the Thames estuary) in 1797. In 1805 he was court-martialed, but acquitted, for abusive language. In 1808, while governor of New South Wales, his bad relations with the New…

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    …he was captain of the Director, his crew took part in the general mutiny of the fleet at the Nore (in the Thames estuary) in 1797. In 1805 he was court-martialed, but acquitted, for abusive language. In 1808, while governor of New South Wales, his bad relations with the New…

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