28 April 1789: Mutiny on the Bounty

28 April 1789: Mutiny on the Bounty

From On This Day in Working Class History by Working Class History

April 28, 2026 · 1 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the mutiny on the Bounty led by Fletcher Christian against Captain William Bligh on April 28, 1789.

On this day, 28 April 1789, Fletcher Christian led the mutiny on the Royal Navy ship the Bounty against the bullying and oppressive Captain William Bligh. The crew seized control of the ship and set Bligh and 18 of his supporters adrift, who famously survived. Some of the mutineers were captured, but others eventually settled with some Polynesians they effectively enslaved in the previously unpopulated Pitcairn Islands, where their descendants live to this day. Later, the Polynesians would revolt against the mutineers. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9969/mutiny-on-the-bounty Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon . If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory . See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com Check out books, posters…

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Host: Working Class History

Topics covered

  • mutiny
  • naval history
  • colonialism
  • Polynesian history
  • oppression
  • survival

Keywords

  • Bounty
  • mutiny
  • Fletcher Christian
  • William Bligh
  • Pitcairn Islands
  • naval history
  • oppression

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Places: Pitcairn Islands

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