Episode 2 of 2
Mutiny at the Nore
- When
- 12 May 1797
- Where
- Anchorage in the Thames Estuary
- Part of
- Spithead and Nore Mutinies
Inspired by Spithead, sailors at the Nore mutinied on 12 May 1797, seizing HMS Sandwich and presenting eight demands to Admiral Buckner.
Inspired by the example of their comrades at Spithead, sailors at the Nore, an anchorage in the Thames Estuary, mutinied on 12 May 1797, when the crew of Sandwich seized control of the ship. A list of eight demands was formulated on 20 May 1797 and presented to Admiral Charles Buckner. Despite their temporal proximity, the two mutinies differed in character.
Sources
- Spithead and Nore mutinies Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-28
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