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HMS Defiance, which had been part of the "floating republic" at Spithead, did see United Irish oaths administered (according to court-martial evidence) in a further mutiny during the Irish rebellion in the early summer of 1798.
The United Irish were reportedly behind the resolution of the Nore mutineers to hand the fleet over to the French "as the only government that understands the Rights of Man". Much was made of Valentine Joyce, a leader at Spithead, described by Edmund Burke as a "seditious Belfast clubist".
- 24 May – 12 October 1798
- Ireland
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The mutiny at the Nore in May 1797 was potentially more serious, as the mutineers attempted to go beyond the demands made at Spithead. They wanted more shore leave, fairer distribution of prize money, and changes to the Articles of War. When they attempted to blockade the Thames, an important trade route to London, it took a much more serious turn.
The forms and characteristics of mutiny are n1.llllerous, The following characteristics may be found: (1) highly dramatic and chiefly associated with the sea,* but armies have it; (2) may be the spark tliat sets off a revolution; (3) the more vigorous the authority the more 6 violent the mutiny; (4) may be spontaneous or b.rew for months.
- Harvey A. Hurst
- 1961
that the mutinies were more than material issues over provisions and pay. Indeed, both saw the mutinies as politically volatile events that might have shaken Britain’s ruling order.11 In the Spithead mutiny, a formidable collective action involving over 10,000 men in total, the key issue was maintaining a fixity of purpose that would not be
Abstract. The Nore mutiny of March-May 1797 has been attributed to many factors including a large influx of quota men, infiltration by the United Irish, and the influence of radical societies. Based on close analysis of ships muster books to determine the movement and affiliations of the seamen involved, this essay argues that none of the ...
Nore naval mutiny, 1797. Unlike Spithead, the Nore, at the mouth of the Medway, was not a fleet station but an assembly point. This helps to explain the mutiny's uncoordinated nature, though its causes were fundamentally the same as Spithead 's and it lasted for a similar period, from 12 May to 16 June. The noisome conditions in the depot/flag ...
