HMS Bounty mutineers

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The HMS Bounty mutineers were a group of British sailors who, after rebelling against their captain in 1789, sought refuge on remote Pacific islands such as Pitcairn to evade capture and establish new lives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British sailors
group of people
mutineers
associatedWith Pitcairn Islanders
linked to: Pitcairn Islander

Polynesian companions
burnedShip HMS Bounty
burnedShipAt Pitcairn Island
linked to: Pitcairn Islands
committed mutiny
conflictWith Royal Navy discipline system
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfEvent 1789
ethnicMix British and Polynesian descendants
founded Pitcairn Island settlement
historicalSignificance one of the most famous naval mutinies in history
initialRefuge Tahiti
languageInfluence Pitkern language
leader Fletcher Christian
legacy founders of Pitcairn Island community
subject of numerous books
subject of several films
locationOfEvent HMS Bounty
notableMember Alexander Smith
Edward Young
Fletcher Christian
Isaac Martin
John Adams
John Mills
John Williams
Matthew Quintal
William Brown
William McCoy
operatedIn Pacific Ocean
opposedTo William Bligh
participatedIn Mutiny on the Bounty
partOf crew of HMS Bounty
reasonForAction desire to remain in Tahiti
discontent with Captain Bligh’s leadership
setAdrift William Bligh
loyal crew members
someMembersCapturedBy HMS Pandora
someMembersExecutedBy Royal Navy
someMembersStayedOn Tahiti
someMembersTriedAt court-martial in England
soughtRefugeOn Pitcairn Island
linked to: Pitcairn Islands

Tubuai
soughtTo evade capture by British authorities
timePeriod 18th century
usedShip HMS Bounty

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Pitcairn Islander descendedFrom HMS Bounty mutineers
Pitcairn Islander associatedWith HMS Bounty mutiny
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands symbolizes Bounty mutineers
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Jack Adams memberOf HMS Bounty crew
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Teio associatedWith HMS Bounty mutineers
subject linked to: Teio (Pitcairn Island woman)
Norfuk language historicallyAssociatedWith HMS Bounty mutiny
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Norf’k laengwij culturalAssociation Bounty mutineers
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Pitcairnese hasCulturalAssociation HMS Bounty mutiny
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
William Bligh notableFor mutiny on the HMS Bounty
subject linked to: Elizabeth Betham
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Edward Edwards pursued Bounty mutineers
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Fletcher Christian notableWork mutiny on HMS Bounty
subject linked to: Ann Dixon
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Fletcher Christian participantIn mutiny on HMS Bounty
subject linked to: Ann Dixon
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers
Maimiti traveledWith Bounty mutineers
linked to: HMS Bounty mutineers