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It’s hard to find a historian who doesn’t take sides on Bligh, on whether he was either:

 A noble but misunderstood, valiant governor trying his best to get rid of that pernicious officer trade cartel, and help out the little guy

 A serial buffoon given to violent threats and outbursts who managed the almost impossible — uniting all the warring factions and overcoming the seething animosities that Sydney was riven with, by bringing everyone (soldiers, ex-cons, officers, traders, house owners and renters) together against him

Either way, it’s impossible to ignore the one really big event of his tenure, and the only violent overthrow of established government in Australia’s history — known (since the 1850s) as the Rum Rebellion.