An easy one

[artme]

Which famous British sea Captain faced three courts marshal in his career and was acquitted on all three occasions?

[cava]

Bligh?

[Pac man]

Cook?

[artme]

Not Cook.

[Scott]

Dampier?

[RETIRED]

Dampier?

[Pac man]

ok i looked so i am ruling my self out. 3 is not the court marshalls but the number of charges?

[artme]

NO. Not the number of charges.

The number of courts marshal. ( It is the courts that are plural, not the marshals )

It was Bligh. I thought when there were only two answers - Cook and Bligh and I replied "Not Cook"
Then some bright spark might have twigged.

[Big Shed]

Bligh faced 3 courts martial, and was exonorated at all 3.

You haven't answered the previous poster that put Bligh up yet?

Edit:

Sorry just read your post above.

[Pac man]

NO. Not the number of charges.

The number of courts marshal. ( It is the courts that are plural, not the marshals )

Artme if one is going to correct ones grammar then one ( including oneself) should spell court martial correctly

[BobL]

Wot'bout Hornblower!

Here's one following on in a naval theme. Following the war of Independence which country did the USA base it's Navy operations on ?

[cava]

Just guessing - Philippines perhaps?

[artme]

Artme if one is going to correct ones grammar then one ( including oneself) should spell court martial correctly

I knew there was something wrong.

[Pac man]

[artme]

Bob, I know that the history of the war of independence and it's aftermath was pretty damned complex.

The French were involved for several reasons ( the main being that they were French ). The Spanish also
stuck their beak in.

Now with both these countries having colonies in the West Indies and central/South America the US was
probably permitted to operate from one of those.