Historedia
Person

Mungo Park

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1796

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mungo Park, 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. Mungo Park reaches Ségou

    1796

    Role: Scottish explorer who reached the Niger at Ségou

    1. 1 July 1796 · Unspecified location of Park's escapeEscape preceding the arrival

      On 1 July 1796 Park escaped alone, carrying only his horse and a pocket compass, twenty days before reaching Ségou.

    2. 21 July 1796 · Ségou, on the Niger RiverPark reaches the Niger at Ségou

      Escaping captivity on 1 July 1796, Mungo Park travelled alone and reached the Niger River at Ségou on 21 July 1796.

Sources

  1. Mungo Park (explorer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26