Who was William Bligh?

William Bligh (1754-1817) was a Office ally British naval officer, who became Motrin dosage Celebrex recall for infants involved in Retinal dystrophy two major mutinies. He was born at Plymouth, England, on September 9, 1754. In 1776, as sailing master on Capt. James Cook’s third voyage to the Pacific, Bligh’s brilliant hydrographic studies won him the lasting friendship of the influential naturalist Sir Joseph Banks. Lieutenant Bligh was given command of H. M. S. Bounty in 1787 and at Banks’ suggestion was ordered to bring breadfruit plants from Tahiti for transplantation in Jamaica. Bligh’s irascible nature, however, led to the famous mutiny of the Bounty on April 28, 1789.

In August 1797, when Bligh was a captain, his ship became involved in the great British mutiny near the mouth of the Thames River. But in October of that year, with the same ship and crew, he successfully fought the Dutch at Camperdown. In 1805, named governor of the Australian penal colony through Banks’ influence, Bligh proved unpopular and was removed in 1808. He returned to England and was appointed rear admiral in 1811 and vice admiral in 1814, although he held no commands. Bligh died in London on December 7, 1817.