BLIGH, CAPTAIN WILLIAM


Meaning of BLIGH, CAPTAIN WILLIAM in English

Bligh, Captain William /blaɪ/ BrE AmE

(1754-?1817) an officer in the British navy who was in command of the ship HMS Bounty . Bligh was unpopular because he was a very cruel and strict leader, so the men on his ship attacked him, took power from him, and made him leave in a small boat. The film Mutiny on the Bounty is about this story, but some people now believe that Captain Bligh was not as cruel as shown in this story.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.