Watkin Tench was born around 1758 in Chester, England. He joined the marine corps in 1776 and served in the American War of Independence before sailing to Botany Bay with the First Fleet. Tench returned to England in 1792 He stayed with the marine corps before retiring as a lieutenant-general in 1821. Watkin Tench died in 1833.
Books by Watkin Tench
