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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HMS Bounty mutiny 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British sailors
group of people
mutineers
associatedWith Pitcairn Islanders NERFINISHED
Polynesian companions
burnedShip HMS Bounty NERFINISHED
burnedShipAt Pitcairn Island NERFINISHED
committed mutiny
conflictWith Royal Navy discipline system
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfEvent 1789
ethnicMix British and Polynesian descendants
founded Pitcairn Island settlement NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance one of the most famous naval mutinies in history
initialRefuge Tahiti NERFINISHED
languageInfluence Pitkern language NERFINISHED
leader Fletcher Christian NERFINISHED
legacy founders of Pitcairn Island community
subject of numerous books
subject of several films
locationOfEvent HMS Bounty NERFINISHED
notableMember Alexander Smith NERFINISHED
Edward Young NERFINISHED
Fletcher Christian NERFINISHED
Isaac Martin NERFINISHED
John Adams NERFINISHED
John Mills NERFINISHED
John Williams NERFINISHED
Matthew Quintal NERFINISHED
William Brown NERFINISHED
William McCoy NERFINISHED
operatedIn Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
opposedTo William Bligh NERFINISHED
participatedIn Mutiny on the Bounty NERFINISHED
partOf crew of HMS Bounty
reasonForAction desire to remain in Tahiti
discontent with Captain Bligh’s leadership
setAdrift William Bligh NERFINISHED
loyal crew members
someMembersCapturedBy HMS Pandora NERFINISHED
someMembersExecutedBy Royal Navy NERFINISHED
someMembersStayedOn Tahiti NERFINISHED
someMembersTriedAt court-martial in England
soughtRefugeOn Pitcairn Island NERFINISHED
Tubuai NERFINISHED
soughtTo evade capture by British authorities
timePeriod 18th century
usedShip HMS Bounty NERFINISHED

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Pitcairn Islander associatedWith HMS Bounty mutineers
this entity surface form: HMS Bounty mutiny
Pitcairn Islander descendedFrom HMS Bounty mutineers