Editing Bennelong (section)

== Visit to England ==
Bennelong and another Aboriginal man, named [[Yemmerrawanne]] (or Imeerawanyee), travelled with Phillip on ''[[Atlantic (1783 ship)|Atlantic]]'' to England, boarding on 10 December 1792.{{sfn|Fullagar|2009b|p=36}} Many historians have claimed that they were presented to King [[George III]], but there is no direct evidence that this occurred.{{sfn|Fullagar|2009b|p=40}} Soon after their arrival in England, they were hurriedly made clothes that would have been suitable for their presentation to the King.{{sfn|Brook|2001|pp=36–47}}

Jack Brook reconstructs some of their activities from the expense claims lodged with the government. They visited [[St Paul's Cathedral]] and the [[Tower of London]]. A boat was hired, and they went bathing; they also went to the theatre. While in London, they resided with [[Henry Waterhouse]], and when Yemmerrawanne became sick, they moved to [[Eltham]] and resided at the house of Edward Kent, where they were tended by Mr and Mrs Phillips, and met [[Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney|Lord Sydney]].{{sfn|Brook|2001|pp=36–47}}

Yemmerrawanne died while in Britain after a serious chest infection,{{efn|Medical science in the late 18th century was poorly advanced. "[[Chest infection (disambiguation)|Chest infection]]"<!--intentional link to DAB page--> could have meant any number of conditions.}} and Bennelong's health deteriorated. He returned to Sydney in February 1795 on {{HMS|Reliance|1793|6}}, the ship that took surgeon [[George Bass]] to the colony for the first time. Bass nursed him back to health and in exchange Bennelong taught him a sufficient amount of [[Dharug language|Dharug]] to enable the former to communicate with the indigenous Eora on arriving in Sydney.{{sfn|Shakespeare|2010|p=37}} Of the 2 years and 10 months he spent abroad, 18 months had been passed either at sea or on board ships in a dock.{{sfn|Smith|2009|p=18}}