Byron's Narrative of the Loss of the Wager is an account of the wreck and mutiny of the HMS Wager. The Wager was a British ship which wrecked in 1741 off the coast of Chile. A mutiny ensued and only a handful of the original 300 crew made it back to England.
Byron's Narrative of the Loss of the Wager is an account of the wreck and mutiny of the HMS Wager. The Wager was a British ship which wrecked in 1741 off the coast of Chile. A mutiny ensued and only a handful of the original 300 crew made it back to England.