BattlefieldsNore Mutiny Thames estuary 1797
modern

Nore Mutiny Thames estuary 1797

1797
England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Loyal warships and batteries
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Mutinous warship fleet
Outcome
Mutiny suppressed after five weeks; Richard Parker hanged; twenty-nine other ringleaders executed; naval pay and conditions reforms partially implemented
The Battle

History & Significance

Sailors of the Royal Navy at the Nore anchorage mutinied following the Spithead Mutiny, blockading the Thames estuary under Richard Parker; the mutiny paralysed commerce and threatened London; Parker was hanged and the mutiny suppressed after the government held firm

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