what happened to captain bligh after the BOUNTY incident, and did he go back to sea.?

Answer 1

The ever helpful Wikepedia tells us:

William Bligh FRS RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. He is best known as "Captain Bligh" for the famous mutiny that occurred against his command aboard HMS Bounty, and the remarkable voyage he made to Timor, on the Bounty's launch, after being set adrift by the mutineers. Many years after the Bounty mutiny, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales, with a brief to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the NSW Corps. He had some success in his task but quickly faced opposition, which culminated in the Rum Rebellion led by Major George Johnston working closely with John Macarthur.

Although William Bligh was certainly not the vicious man portrayed in popular fiction, some claim his over-sensitivity and acid tongue damaged what would have otherwise been a distinguished career.

From other sources I believe this to be fair comment.

Answer 2

Captain Bligh eventually became Governor of Australia. Bligh was a considerable navigator. If you read the reports on Bligh you will find that he was far less of a 'flogger' than Captain Cook. It is widely believed that Fletcher Christian, who lead the mutiny, should never have been allowed on-board Bounty and that it was he who stirred up crew members to the point of mutiny.

Answer 3

Tony B. has it essentially right (as does Wikipedia). One point needs to be emphasized, however. It seems, after Bligh and 18 others were set to sea in a 23 foot launch, where they made a 3618 mile journey, guided only by Bligh and his trusty sextant and a watch (but no other navigational equipment), to Timor. (Imagine hitting a small island after 3600 miles--talk about seamanship--with the loss of only one man to hostile natives in Fiji. (Several others died after arrival at Timor).
He was thought a hero after being returned to England (rightly so, IMHO). He was, indeed, returned to sea, but his personality rubbed many the wrong way. However, he had a stellar career, fighting in many sea battles, although he went through a second mutiny (the Rum Rebellion). He was retired with the rank of Vice Admiral of the Blue.
Fletcher Christian died on Pitcairn island; although he was lionized in the book, he was (again, IMHO, just a wimp) who wanted to get back to the women and easy life they'd encountered on Tahiti. He apparently didn't take to his agreement to serve for the Admiralty.
Read the article on Wikipedia, and make up your own mind.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Oddly enough William Bligh was the purser on Captain Cooks ship. Before he got command of the Bounty.
Pussers you cant trust em.

Answer 6

Bligh and 18 other crew members loyal to him were set adrift on April 28th in the Bounty’s launch, an open boat, 23-foot long by 6’9” wide. In most cases such an act would have led to certain death for the men aboard, but Bligh was a magnificent seaman and he sailed from Tofua, one of the Friendly Islands, landing in Timor, Java, without any loss of life on June 14th. The journey of 3618 nautical miles took them 47 days.

Bligh eventually returned to England and his career in the Navy continued, seemingly unaffected by the mutiny. In 1790 he became Captain of the sloop HMS Falcon, followed by service on HMS Medea and HMS Providence. In 1792 he again visited Tahiti and successfully transported breadfruit to the West Indies.

In 1797 he commanded HMS Director at the battle of Camperdown and as Captain of HMS Glatton in 1801 took part in the battle of Copenhagen, after which he was commended for his bravery by Admiral Nelson. Also in 1801 Bligh was elected a fellow of the Royal Society, in consideration of his distinguished services in navigation, botany etc.

In 1805, Bligh was sent to New South Wales as Governor, but once again his oppressive manner contributed to an uprising, in Sydney in 1808 – the Rum Rebellion - he had attempted to end the use of rum as a form of currency. The rebellion was led by one John Macarthur, a pioneer and wool merchant originally from Stoke Damerel, Devon who became a leader of settlers in New South Wales. The British soldiers mutinied and Bligh was forcibly deposed by Major George Johnston of the 102nd foot and imprisoned for two years. On his release he returned to England where he was cleared of all blame and Major Johnston was tried at Chelsea Hospital in 1811 and cashiered. Bligh was promoted to Rear Admiral of the Blue and in 1814 became a Vice Admiral of the Blue.

In the latter years of his life, Bligh lived at the Manor House, Farningham, Kent and died on 7th December 1817, aged 64, in Bond Street, London. He is buried in the eastern part of Lambeth churchyard, by the side of his wife by whom he had six daughters.

Answer 7

Yes he did, he was a brilliant seaman, navigator and much maligned by the film industry.

He also was not a Captain, he was a Leiutenant of the Navy.

Answer 8

He did. He ended up as an Admiral and was later Governor of a British colony

Answer 9

Ended up doing the Bird's Eye ads. What a fall from grace.

Answer 10

don't know if he went back to sea but ended up a govner in Australia and if i remember correct their was some sort of unrest there