Watkin Tench | |
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 Portrait of Watkin Tench | |
| Born | 6 October 1758 Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 7 May 1833 (aged 74) Devonport, England |
| Allegiance | Great Britain (1776–1800) United Kingdom (1800–1827) |
| Service | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1776–1815 1819–1827 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Other work | Writer |
Lieutenant General Watkin Tench (6 October 1758 – 7 May 1833) was a British military officer who is best known for publishing two books describing his experiences in the First Fleet, which established the first European settlement in Australia in 1788. His two accounts, Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay and Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson provide an account of the arrival and first four years of the colony.[1]
- ^ Flannery, T. (ed.), 1788 Watkin Tench, The Text Publishing Co., 1996, ISBN 1-875847-27-8