https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/william-bligh-37238.php He first rose to prominence as Master of HMS Resolution, under the command of Captain Cook. The testimony of William Peckover, who remained loyal to the ship's captain, William Bligh, would help to shed light on the events on one of the most notorious incidents in … The mythology that surrounds the mutiny has painted Bligh as an abusive tyrant who had a tendency for violence, whereas Christian remains the virtuous hero … One is the villain and one is the hero. William Bligh's naval career consisted of a variety of appointments and assignments. English Naval officer. Lived on Pitcairn Island, as the last surviving mutineer, until his death in 1829. A historic mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, 3,618 nautical miles (6,701 km; 4,164 mi), after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers. The incident on the H.M.S. Died in 1817. Fletcher Christian (25 September 1764 – 20 September 1793) was master's mate on board HMS Bounty during Lieutenant William Bligh's voyage to Tahiti during 1787–1789 for breadfruit plants. The story of the mutiny on the Bounty remains one of the most infamous events in the history of seafaring voyages, with its two protagonists – William Bligh and Fletcher Christian – immortalised in history and popular culture. He was descended from a family settled in St Tudy, Cornwall, since 1680, whose members had been mayors of Bodmin in the sixteenth century. Bligh received praise from Cook during what would be the latter's final voyage. Why Famous: William Bligh was the commander of a British naval expedition to procure a source of food to feed slaves in the Caribbean plantations, breadfruit from Tahiti in the South Pacific. Who has each role depends on how you view the story. Either Bligh was a tyrant and Christian a righteous man or Christian was power-hungry and Bligh was a victim. Vice Admiral of the Blue William Bligh, FRS, RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. Those two characters are William Bligh and Fletcher Christian. Thanks to the book Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Hall, as well as many motion pictures on the subject, Captain William Bligh remains a symbol of arrogant power. Brown, William: 27: Asst. In the mutiny on the Bounty, Christian seized command of the ship from Bligh on 28 April 1789. William Bligh (1754-1817), naval officer and governor, was born on 9 September 1754 at Plymouth, England, where his father was a boatman and land waiter in the customs service. Lieutenant William Bligh was court-martialed for the loss of His Majesty’s Armed Vessel Bounty, with other survivors of the launch called to give testimony. The Bligh family were resident in the parish of St. Tudy from at least 1680 and a John Bligh (or Blygh) of Bodmin was a commissioner for the suppression of monasteries in the reign of Henry IV. Bligh, William: 33: Commander: Loyalist, of course: Survived ordeals at sea to return to England and continue his career in the British navy. 1754-1817. He was “most-honorably acquitted”, and was widely celebrated in Great Britain when his account of the mutiny and Fletcher Christian’s treachery was made public. William Bligh.