Exploring Sir John Franklin By chs Apr 16, 1786 Born Sep 14, 1801 Fought in the battle of cophenhagen Oct 26, 1805 Fought in the battle ofTrafalger Mar 4, 1815 Sir John Franklin left the navy May 18, 1825 Sir John Franklins expedition to the Artic was a succes Nov 24, 1829 Sir John Franklin was knited Jan 26, 1845 Throught 1848 to 1859 they were searching for Sir John Franklins crew May 19, 1845 Sir John Franklin left to find the Northwest Passage and never returned Jun 11, 1847 Sir John Franklin dies Dec 25, 1980 The rescue party found three crew members underground