Cyprus mutiny

Cyprus mutiny
Date August 1829 Location Recherche Bay, Tasmania Result Successful mutiny
Belligerents
Convict insurgents	British Army
Commanders and leaders
William Swallow	Lt Carew

The Mutiny of the Cyprus took place in 1829. Convicts seized the brig Cyprus and put officers, soldiers and convicts who did not join in the mutiny ashore. They were saved by a convict called Popjoy who constructed a makeshift boat and sailed to Partridge Island with Carew, where they got help.^[1][2]

The mutineers made it to Canton, China, where they were captured and taken to London. While in England they were identified by Popjoy.^[3][4]

The incident was fictionalised in For the Term of His Natural Life.

References

1. John Popjoy and the Mutiny on the Cyprus accessed 30 June 2014
2. "PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF The Government Brig Cyprus,.". Colonial Times. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 4 September 1829. p. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
3. "CONVICT PIRATES MADE ONE SIMPLE MISTAKE SO...". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
4. "PIRATES OF THE CYPRUS.". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 24 February 1831. p. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

External links

• "Seizure of the Cyprus" by Marcus Clarke