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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Chapters: 1789 in Austria, 1789 in Denmark, 1789 in England, 1789 in France, 1789 in Gibraltar, 1789 in Great Britain, 1789 in Ireland, 1789 in Norway, 1789 in Poland, 1789 in Russia, 1789 in Spain, 1789 in Sweden, Mutiny on the Bounty, Battle of Turnhout, Nootka Crisis, List of members of the National Constituent Assembly of 1789, 1789 English cricket season, Russo-Swedish War, Estates-General of 1789, Theater War, Siege of Belgrade, The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789, Black Procession, Women's Petition to the National Assembly, Jay-Gardoqui Treaty, Battle of Rymnik, Act of Union and Security, Payne v Cave, Battle of Focsani, 1789 in Wales. Excerpt: The mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny that occurred aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty on 28 April 1789, and has been commemorated by several books, films, and popular songs, many of which take considerable liberties with the facts. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian against the commanding officer, William Bligh. According to most accounts, the sailors were attracted to the idyllic life on the Pacific island of Tahiti and repelled by the alleged cruelty of their captain. Eighteen mutineers set Captain Bligh and 18 of the 22 crew loyal to him afloat in a small boat. Mutineers then settled in Tahiti in 1789, Pitcairn Island, or in Tahiti. The Bounty was subsequently burned off Pitcairn Island to avoid detection and to prevent desertion. Descendants of some of the mutineers and Tahitians still live on Pitcairn island. After Bligh and his crew of 18 made an epic and eventful journey in the small boat to Timor in the Dutch East Indies, he returned to England and reported the mutiny. His Majesty's Ship (HMS) Bounty began her career as the collier Bethia, a relatively small sailing ship built in 1784 at the Blaydes shipyard in Hull. Later, she was bought by the Royal Navy for £2,600 on 26 May 1787 (JJ Colledge/D Lyon say 23 May), refitted, and renamed Bounty. The only two men ever to command her as the Bounty were Lieutenant William Bligh and Fletcher Christian, the latter illegally taking command through mutiny. Bligh was appointed Commanding Lieutenant of Bounty on 16 August 1787, at the age of 32, after a career that included a tour as sailing master of James Cook's HMS Resolution during Cook's third and final voyage (1776-1779). Though Bligh is commonly portrayed as the epitome of abusive sailing captains, this portrayal has recently come into dispute. In her book, The Bounty, Caroline Alexander claims that Bligh was relatively lenient compared with other British naval officers. Bligh received the appointment because he was considered an exceptionally

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