Thomas Gilbert

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1788

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas Gilbert, 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 the Gilbert Islands

   1788

   Role: Captain of Charlotte, first European to cross the Gilbert Islands

   1. 11788 · Gilbert Islands chain, MicronesiaCrossing the Gilbert Islands

      Gilbert and Marshall sailed through six Gilbert atolls in 1788 without landing, the first Europeans recorded there.

   2. 21788 · Marshall Islands, MicronesiaCharting the Marshall Islands

      The captains charted islands in the region later named for John Marshall, after earlier Spanish sighting in 1526.

   3. 3June 25, 1788 · Mili Atoll, Marshall IslandsContact at Mili Atoll

      On June 25, 1788, the British ships traded peacefully with islanders at Mili Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Sources

1. Gilbert Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-10