Captain Brown

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1821

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Brown, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Discovery of Jarvis Island by the crew of the Eliza Frances

   1821

   Role: Commander of the Eliza Frances (unresolved name mention; surname only, no supplied person identity)

   1. 1August 21, 1821 · South Pacific OceanSighting of Jarvis Island

      The crew of the Eliza Frances sighted Jarvis Island on August 21, 1821, marking the first known British encounter with the uninhabited coral atoll.

Sources

1. Jarvis Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28