Fletcher Christian (25 September 1764 – 20 September 1793) was an English sailor who led the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789, during which he seized command of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty from Lieutenant William Bligh.

Jun 6, 2013 · What happened to Fletcher Christian following the mutiny on the Bounty? Did he live peacefully on Pitcairn Island or did he secretly return to England?

Fletcher Christian (born September 25, 1764, near Cockermouth, Cumbria, England—died c. 1790–93?) was a seaman and leading mutineer on HMS Bounty, under the command of William Bligh.

The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The reasons behind the mutiny are ...

Aug 5, 2020 · A little more than three weeks later, near the island of Tonga, the crew, led by first mate Fletcher Christian, staged a mutiny against Captain William Bligh, under whom they claimed to suffer inhuman treatment.

Feb 9, 2010 · Three weeks into a journey from Tahiti to the West Indies, the HMS Bounty is seized in a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the master’s mate. Captain William Bligh and 18 of his loyal...

Fletcher Christian (September 25, 1764 - 1793) was an English seaman on HMS Bounty when it sailed to Tahiti to collect breadfruit trees in 1787. He led a mutiny (take over) to stop Lieutenant William Bligh returning to England .

Biography: Fletcher Christian was a master's mate aboard the HMS Bounty on its voyage to Tahiti under Lieutenant William Bligh, which set out in 1787. In an infamous mutiny on April 28, 1789, Christian seized control of the Bounty from Captain Bligh.