As we all know, Columbus first discovered the American continent, Vasco da Gama first bypassed the Cape of Good Hope to reach Asia, and Magellan's fleet achieved the feat of circumnavigation of the world through all kinds of efforts, and this historical knowledge is now known to almost everyone. It was precisely because of the opening of new shipping routes that the situation of basic closure between the continents was directly changed, laying the foundation for the criminal plunder and triangular trade in Europe later, and providing a huge production raw material and market for the development of capitalism.
But many people did not know that at that time, ocean voyages meant adventure, they could not accurately measure longitude, wooden hulls could not resist the erosion of maggots, and the hygiene and living conditions on board were very poor. The crew was often hungry and cold, eating spoiled meat, unable to see land for months, and even some ships never returned! In the end, in the hard life of navigation, nine British soldiers who were overwhelmed by hardship mutinied, killed the captain to destroy the battleship, and finally fled to an isolated island, killing men and women!
In 1789, the British Royal Navy battleship HMS Bounty left Plymouth Harbor on orders from her superiors and headed to Tahiti (Tahiti) in the South Pacific to transport baobab saplings for planting. The tree produced a fruit like brown bread, which the British wanted to grow on a large scale here in order to provide food for the black slave trade. However, the captain of the warship, William Bligh, although excellent in navigational skills, was extremely strict with the crew, and in order to ensure the completion of the task, he greatly reduced the sailors' rations, and he and his cronies enjoyed a sumptuous meal.
During the voyage, the soldiers not only did not have enough to eat, but also had to work hard, and if they slackened off, they disobeyed military orders, and were either whipped or hung on the masts in the wind and the sun. For the cruelty of Captain William Bligh, the accompanying forty or so crew members complained about him along the way, but fortunately, the Bunty soon arrived at its destination on Tahiti Island, and the crew finally breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that this place was a closed primitive society, rich in products, free marriage and love, and after the crew went to the island, they searched for melon and fruit gems and took the opportunity to find their own partners.
The mood of the people who got off the boat gradually improved, and the charming scenery of the island made them feel as if they were in a paradise, and the beautiful Pacific girls and enthusiastic sexual customs surprised these British. In this peaceful and poetic picture, the sailors who have experienced a brutal rule are no longer dead silent in their hearts, and they have never felt that life can be so beautiful.
In the vision of a better future life, the nine crew members, led by first mate Fletcher Christian, rebelled, and finally under their leadership, the soldiers of the Battleship Bounty mutinied and killed the captain, the rest of the crew were expelled, and the warship was diverted to the South Pacific to find new islands. At the same time, the nine mutinous soldiers persuaded 6 male natives and 12 beautiful female natives of Tahiti to jump on the Bundy on a dark and windy night.
However, in history, any country has taken the rebellion of soldiers seriously, and the British government is no exception, when British law was strict, and rebels would be hanged if they were caught. After these soldiers calmed down, they realized the seriousness of the situation, and finally in order to escape the pursuit, the nine British mutinous soldiers decided to flee to the deserted Pitcairn Island to settle down, in order to escape the British Royal Navy. In order to avoid the discovery of the ship, they also burned the "Bunty" at sea and sunk it to the bottom of the sea, creating the illusion of death and death.
In 1790, nine rebel crew members and 18 Tahitian men and women after the "broken ship" began to make their homes on Pitcairn Island. In the beginning, the crew lived a decent life on the island, farming on the island, going out to sea to fish, and living away from slavery. However, the resources needed for life were particularly scarce in this small island far from civilization, and after the shortage of materials, the island's inhabitants were divided and intensified. The rebellious soldiers were not orthodox British gentlemen, they wanted to multiply, they wanted to occupy all the women on the island. As a result, the local indigenous men were slaughtered by British soldiers.
Due to the difference in equipment and strength, the British soldiers eventually became the only male group on the island, and these indigenous women also became their booty. In this way, these nine British rebel soldiers, after killing the captain and destroying the battleship, killed the men and women on this isolated island and became the real masters. Unexpectedly, when the foreign enemy was eliminated, the originally united British lost their common opponent and began to hate each other. Driven by personal interests, they calculated with each other and were no longer united, and by 1799 there were only 2 crew members and 10 Tahitian women and their children left on the island.
According to British historical records, in order to avoid further infighting, the last two British crew members, John Adams and Young, decided to use the Bible as a guide for building a "harmonious society". So they used the words of the Bible to teach the children to read and write. In 1800, Young died of asthma, leaving Adams with a group of women and children to survive. Adams then ruled the island for nearly 10 years before an American whaling ship, the Usstopaz, arrived on Pitcairn Island, and the legend of the Bundy spread on the American continent. Not long after, the British Navy also received this news, the British originally wanted to severely punish Adams, but was moved by the history of the islanders, pardoned Adams in 1825, and in honor of Adams's legendary experience, the capital of Pitcairn Island was named after John Adams.
Today, the Pitcairn Islands are also Britain's last remaining overseas territory in the Pacific, remaining alone in the South Pacific, more than 3,000 miles from each continent. According to statistics, there are not many people on the island, but there are more than 60 people, most of whom are descendants of the crew. In the 1960s, an American film company used the story of the rebellion of these nine British soldiers to shoot a film entitled "The Rioters of the "Bunty". As soon as the film came out, it received critical acclaim and won the 8th Academy Award for Best Picture. For a time, Pitcairn Island also entered thousands of households and was well known to the world!