William Robert Broughton

William Robert Broughton was a British naval officer in the late 18th century. As a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, he commanded HMS Chatham as part of the Vancouver Expedition, a voyage of exploration through the Pacific Ocean led by Captain George Vancouver in the early 1790s.

Read more about William Robert Broughton:  With Vancouver, Exploring Japan and Sakhalin, Later Career, Legacy

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