See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• WILLIAM BLIGH (1754-1817)

BLIGH (1754-1817)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born of a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good Cornish See also:

• FAMILY

family in 1754 . He accompanied See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• COOK
• COOK, ALBERT STANBURROUGH (1853– )
• COOK, EDWARD DUTTON (1829–1883)
• COOK, ELIZA (1818–1889)
• COOK, JAMES (1728-1779)
• COOK, THOMAS (1808-1892)

Cook in his second expedition (1772—1774) as sailing-See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of the " See also:

• RESOLUTION

Resolution." During the voyage, the See also:

• BREAD

bread-See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit, already known to See also:

• DAMPIER, WILLIAM (1652-1715)

Dampier, was found by them at Otaheite; and after seeing service under See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• HOWE
• HOWE, EIJAS (1819 — 1867)
• HOWE, JOHN (1630-17o6)
• HOWE, JOSEPH (1804–1873)
• HOWE, JULIA WARD (1819–1910)
• HOWE, RICHARD HOWE, EARL (1726-1799)
• HOWE, SAMUEL GRIDLEY (1801-1876)
• HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT (1729-1814)

Howe and elsewhere, " Bread-fruit See also:

• BLIGH, WILLIAM (1754-1817)

Bligh," as he was nicknamed, was despatched at the end of 1787 to the Pacific in command of H.M.S . " See also:

• BOUNTY (through O. Fr. bontet, from Lat. bonitas, goodness)

Bounty," for the purpose of introducing it into the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Indies from the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea Islands . Bligh sailed from Otaheite, after remaining there about six months; but, when near the Friendly Islands, a See also:

• MUTINY
• MUTINY (from an old verb " mutine," O. Fr. mutin, meutin, a sedition; cf. mod. Fr. emeute; the original is the Late Lat. mota, commotion, from movere, to move)

mutiny (See also:

• APRIL

April 28, 1789) See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke out on See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board the " Bounty," headed by See also:

• FLETCHER, ALICE CUNNINGHAM (1845– )
• FLETCHER, ANDREW
• FLETCHER, GILES (c. 1548-1611)
• FLETCHER, GILES (c. 1584-1623)
• FLETCHER, JOHN WILLIAM (1729-1785)
• FLETCHER, PHINEAS (1582-1650)

Fletcher See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian, the master's See also:

• MATE (a corruption of make, from O. Eng. gemaca, a " comrade ")
• MATE, or PARAGUAY TEA

mate, and Bligh, with eighteen others, was set adrift in the See also:

• LAUNCH

launch . The mutineers themselves settled on See also:

• PITCAIRN

Pitcairn See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island (q.v.), but some of them were after-wards captured, brought to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England and in three cases executed . This mutiny, which forms the subject of See also:

• BYRON, GEORGE GORDON BYRON, 6TH BARON (1788-1824)
• BYRON, HENRY JAMES (1834-1884)
• BYRON, HON
• BYRON, JOHN BYRON

Byron's Island, did not arise so much from tyranny on the See also:

• PART

part of Bligh as from attachments contracted between the See also:

• SEAMEN, LAWS RELATING TO

seamen and the See also:

• WOMEN

women of Otaheite . After suffering severely from See also:

• HUNGER

hunger, thirst and storms, BIigh and his companions landed at See also:

• TIMOR
• TIMOR (Timur i Leng, the lame Timur)

Timor in the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East Indies, having performed a voyage of about 4000 M. in an open See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat . BIigh returned to England in 1790, and he was soon afterwards appointed to the " See also:

• PROVIDENCE

Providence," in which he effected the purpose of his former See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment by introducing the bread-fruit See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree into the West See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India Islands . He showed See also:

• GREAT

great courage at the mutiny of the See also:

• NORE, THE

Nore in 1797, and in the same See also:

• YEAR

year took part in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Camperdown, where Admiral See also:

• DUNCAN
• DUNCAN, ADAM DUNCAN, 1ST VISCOUNT (1731-1804)
• DUNCAN, PETER MARTIN (1824-1891)
• DUNCAN, THOMAS (1807—1845)

Duncan defeated the Dutch under De See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

Winter . In 18os he commanded the " GIatton " (54) at the battle of See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen, and received the See also:

• PERSONAL

personal commendations of See also:

• NELSON
• NELSON, HORATIO NELSON, VISCOUNT (1758-1805)
• NELSON, ROBERT (s656-1715)

Nelson . In 18o5 he was appointed " captain See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general and See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of New South See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales." As he made himself intensely unpopular by the harsh exercise of authority, he was deposed in See also:

• JANUARY

January 1808 by a mutiny headed by See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

Major See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY (1803–1862)
• JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER (1849-1888)
• JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER KEITH (1804-1871)
• JOHNSTON, ARTHUR (1587-1641)
• JOHNSTON, J
• JOHNSTON, JOSEPH EGGLESTON (1807-1891)
• JOHNSTON, SIR HENRY HAMILTON (1858- )

Johnston of the 102nd See also:

• FOOT

foot, and was imprisoned by the mutineers till 1810 . He re-turned to England in 1811, was promoted to See also:

• REAR

rear-admiral inthat year, and to See also:

• VICE

vice-admiral in 1814 .

, Major Johnston was tried by See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court See also:

• MARTIAL (MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS)

martial at See also:

• CHELSEA

Chelsea in 1811, and was dismissed the service . Bligh, who was an active, persevering and courageous officer, died in See also:

• LONDON

London in 1817 .