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  1. The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch.

  2. Apr 27, 2021 · On April 28, 1789, the men aboard the H.M.S. Bounty, a British naval vessel commanded by Captain William Bligh, mounted a legendary mutiny. Having spent several idyllic months on the island of ...

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  4. The descendants of the Bounty mutineers include the modern-day Pitcairn Islanders as well as a little less than half of the population of Norfolk Island. Their common ancestors were the nine surviving mutineers from the mutiny on HMS Bounty which occurred in the south Pacific Ocean in 1789. Their descendants also live in New Zealand, Australia ...

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  5. Jan 15, 2021 · The subject of countless books and films, the mutiny that took place aboard HMS Bounty on 28 April 1789 is one of the most famous events of nautical history. The cast of characters are well known: chiefly William Bligh, the cruel ship’s captain who fell foul of a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the sensitive master’s mate.

  6. Feb 9, 2010 · Mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Three weeks into a journey from Tahiti to the West Indies, the HMS Bounty is seized in a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the master’s mate. Captain William Bligh and ...

  7. Jan 13, 2024 · The mutiny on HMS Bounty occurred on April 28, 1789, led by Fletcher Christian, one of the ship’s officers. Within the Bounty’s crew of 44 members, growing unrest and dissatisfaction with Captain William Bligh culminated in a dramatic rebellion. The motives behind the mutiny were complex, encompassing harsh treatment by Bligh and the allure ...

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HMS_BountyHMS Bounty - Wikipedia

    HMS Pandora was sent out by the Admiralty in November 1790 in pursuit of Bounty, to capture the mutineers and bring them back to Britain to face a court martial. She arrived in March 1791 and captured fourteen men within two weeks; they were locked away in a makeshift wooden prison on Pandora ' s quarterdeck.

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