Mutiny on the Bounty

The Mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of HMS Bounty from the captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The reasons behind the mutiny are still debated. Bligh and his crew stopped for supplies on Tofua, where a crew member was killed. Bligh navigated more than 3,500 nautical miles in the launch to reach safety and began the process of bringing the mutineers to justice. The mutineers variously settled on Tahiti or on Pitcairn Island.

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Stamp pitcairn islands 1,5 d

Mutiny HMS Bounty (cropped)

Capt. Bligh, the officers & part of the crew, turned adrift by the mutineers, on board the Bounty in the Pacific ocean

Bligh open boat

FMIB 36498 Wooden House Built by the Mutineers of the 'Bounty,' Pitcairn Island

Tahiti scene frontispiece

Mosaic mural depicting the history of the Bounty in Papeete

Captain Bligh Leaving The Bounty After The Mutiny illustration by Charles Joseph Staniland

The image depicts the Mutiny on the Bounty, an event where the crew of the HMS Bounty rebelled against their captain, William Bligh, in 1789. The artist of this specific aquatint is Robert Dodd, who created it in 1790.

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• Mutiny on the Bounty - 1932 Book by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1789	Mutiny on the Bounty	mutiny	Wikidata
commons	image		Stamp pitcairn islands 1,5 d		Commons
commons	image		Mutiny HMS Bounty (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Capt. Bligh, the officers & part of the crew, turned adrift by the mutineers, on board the Bounty in the Pacific ocean		Commons
commons	image		Bligh open boat		Commons
commons	image		FMIB 36498 Wooden House Built by the Mutineers of the 'Bounty,' Pitcairn Island		Commons
commons	image		Tahiti scene frontispiece		Commons
commons	image		Mosaic mural depicting the history of the Bounty in Papeete		Commons
commons	image		Captain Bligh Leaving The Bounty After The Mutiny illustration by Charles Joseph Staniland		Commons
commons	image		The image depicts the Mutiny on the Bounty, an event where the crew of the HMS Bounty rebelled against their captain, William Bligh, in 1789. The artist of this specific aquatint is Robert Dodd, who created it in 1790.		Commons
commons	image		Bountya		Commons