Historedia
Person

Captain Rodney Mundy

Events
2
Episodes
6
Years
1846–1848

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Rodney Mundy, 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. Great Britain acquires Labuan from the Sultanate of Brunei

    1846–1847

    Role: Acquirer of Labuan for Britain

    1. 18 December 1846 · Sultan's palaceSigning of the Treaty of Labuan

      Captain Rodney Mundy acquired Labuan for Britain through the Treaty of Labuan, signed by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II on 18 December 1846.

    2. 24 December 1846 · Labuan IslandWitnessing the Accession

      Mundy took Pengiran Mumin to witness the island's accession to the British Crown on 24 December 1846.

    3. 1847 · Location of treaty conclusion not stated in sourcesPerpetual Cession Confirmation

      The Anglo-Brunei Treaty of Friendship in 1847 distilled the events into a single document, confirming Labuan was ceded to the British in perpetuity.

  2. Labuan made a British Crown colony

    1846–1848

    Role: Acquirer of the island

    1. 18 December 1846 to 24 December 1846 · LabuanTreaty of Labuan and Cession

      Captain Rodney Mundy acquired Labuan for Britain through the Treaty of Labuan with the Sultan of Brunei in 1846.

    2. 1847 · LabuanFormal Cession in Perpetuity

      The Anglo-Brunei Treaty of Friendship in 1847 formalized the cession of Labuan to the British in perpetuity.

    3. 1848 · LabuanEstablishment of Labuan as a Crown Colony

      Labuan was formally established as a British Crown colony in 1848, with James Brooke appointed as the first governor.

Sources

  1. Labuan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26