Mutiny at the Nore

E169337

Royal Navy mutiny historical event naval mutiny

Mutiny at the Nore was a major 1797 Royal Navy sailors’ uprising at the Nore anchorage in the Thames Estuary, which posed a serious threat to British naval authority during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mutiny at the Nore canonical	1
Spithead mutiny of 1797	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy mutiny ⓘ historical event ⓘ naval mutiny ⓘ
cause	demands for better treatment ⓘ grievances over conditions ⓘ grievances over pay ⓘ
chronology	occurred after the Spithead mutiny of April 1797 ⓘ
commandedBy	mutineer leader Richard Parker ⓘ
conflictType	labor unrest ⓘ military insubordination ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
demand	better victualling ⓘ improved pay ⓘ pardon for mutineers ⓘ political concessions including peace with France ⓘ shore leave reforms ⓘ
endTime	June 1797 ⓘ
follows	Spithead mutiny ⓘ
governmentResponse	refusal to negotiate on political demands ⓘ use of courts-martial ⓘ
hasEffect	blockade of the Thames by mutinous ships ⓘ temporary disruption of North Sea fleet operations ⓘ threat to British naval authority ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
languageOfSources	English ⓘ
leader	Richard Parker ⓘ
location	Thames Estuary ⓘ the Nore anchorage ⓘ
opponent	Admiralty (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: British Admiralty UK government ⓘ surface form: British government
opposedBy	British Army forces on shore ⓘ loyal Royal Navy officers ⓘ
participant	Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: British Royal Navy Royal Navy ratings ⓘ surface form: Royal Navy sailors
partOf	British maritime history ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ history of the Royal Navy ⓘ
result	defeat of the mutiny ⓘ execution of leaders ⓘ harsh punishments for participants ⓘ tightening of naval discipline ⓘ
significance	highlighted sailors’ social and economic grievances ⓘ major challenge to British naval discipline during wartime ⓘ
significantPlace	North Sea ⓘ Thames ⓘ surface form: River Thames Sheerness Port ⓘ surface form: Sheerness
significantYear	1797 ⓘ
startTime	May 1797 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Camperdown → precededBy → Mutiny at the Nore ⓘ

British Channel Fleet → associatedWithEvent → Mutiny at the Nore ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spithead mutiny of 1797