Which fleet was Philip Gidley King part of in January 1788?
First Fleet
Second Fleet
Naval Fleet
Royal Fleet
Answer
The answer is the First Fleet, which was a British fleet of 11 ships that transported the first group of European settlers to Australia in 1788. The fleet was under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip and included around 1,500 people, including convicts, marines, and their families. The fleet departed from Portsmouth, England, in May 1787, and arrived in Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788.
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