Mutineer. Gunner's Mate on the HMS Bounty. A veteran seaman, Mills was described as something of a bully but was apparently well-behaved on the Bounty until the mutiny on April 28, 1789. He was one of the men who burst into Commander William Bligh's cabin to arrest him. In January 1790 he settled on Pitcairn Island with Fletcher Christian, seven other mutineers and a group of Tahitian men and women. He was cruel to the natives there, and when they staged an uprising on September 20, 1793, Mills, Christian, and three other mutineers were murdered. This event is commemorated on Pitcairn as "Massacre Day."
Mutineer. Gunner's Mate on the HMS Bounty. A veteran seaman, Mills was described as something of a bully but was apparently well-behaved on the Bounty until the mutiny on April 28, 1789. He was one of the men who burst into Commander William Bligh's cabin to arrest him. In January 1790 he settled on Pitcairn Island with Fletcher Christian, seven other mutineers and a group of Tahitian men and women. He was cruel to the natives there, and when they staged an uprising on September 20, 1793, Mills, Christian, and three other mutineers were murdered. This event is commemorated on Pitcairn as "Massacre Day."
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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