# Captain Clapperton — Five Weeks in a Balloon character guide

> Captain Clapperton in Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Clapperton

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

A British explorer of West Africa, referenced historically.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as lost at Sackatou.

### [Mosfeia and the Incendiary Pigeons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/xxx)

Referenced as part of Denham's expedition, traveling through the Sudan to Sackatoo.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Mentioned as the Englishman who died at Sackatoo while exploring the Niger.

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