Captain Horne
While not confirmed,
the title of this tune may be in
reference to Sir George Horne,
captain of the
HMS Defiance.
Defiance was a 74-gun
third rate
ship of the line
of the Royal
Navy, built in
1783.
Her crew mutinied three times, in
October
1795 under the
command of
Captain Horne.
HMS
Calcutta,
Captain
William Bligh
commanding, was
ordered to embark 200 troops and take them alongside in order
for the troops to board
Defiance
and regain control. The threat of the soldiers ended the mutiny.
Defiance
also mutinied in
1797during
the Spithead
mutiny, and
again in
1798during
the rising of the
United Irishmen.
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