On This Day 227 Years Ago – The Fate of the Mutineers on the Bounty was sealed!
On 14th June 1789 Captain Bligh and 18 crew landed at Timor having all survived the 3618 mile voyage in the 23-foot open launch from the HMS Bounty which began on 28th April 1789 on the day of the Mutiny on the Bounty. This sealed the fate of the mutineers who thought they were home free when they sent Captain Bligh on his impossible journey!
Eleven months after the mutiny, and against all odds, Captain Bligh reached the home shores of England. He took rightful pride in his accomplishment Read more [...]