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Fletcher Christian (25 September 1764 – 20 September 1793) was an English sailor who led the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789, during which he seized command of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty from Lieutenant William Bligh.
Jun 6, 2013 · What happened to Fletcher Christian following the mutiny on the Bounty? Did he live peacefully on Pitcairn Island or did he secretly return to England?
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.
Aug 10, 2024 · Fletcher Christian (born September 25, 1764, near Cockermouth, Cumbria, England—died c. 1790–93?) was a seaman and leading mutineer on HMS Bounty, under the command of William Bligh.
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.
Christian joined the navy late at 17 but rose to Master’s Mate by the age of 20. After being paid off from the Royal Navy, Christian joined the merchant fleet and served under Bligh aboard the Britannia before being made Master’s Mate on the Bounty.
Jun 14, 2019 · The mutiny occurred in the early hours of 28 April 1789, when Fletcher Christian (acting lieutenant and officer of the watch on duty) and other crew members armed themselves and, breaking into the captain’s cabin, woke and arrested Bligh.
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