Jamestown supply missions
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The Jamestown supply missions were a series of fleets from 1607 to around 1611 that were dispatched from England by the Virginia Company of London with the specific goal of establishing the company's
Arrival at Jamestown, 1607
The original fleet, as commemorated on the Virginia State Quarter
Statue of Christopher Newport at the university bearing his name
Incomplete list of passengers by Captain John Smith 1624
John Smith (explorer)
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John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, admiral of New England, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely. Following
Jamestown supply missions
…first ships. The fleet headed south-west towards the Azores. Early in the voyage, on February 13, 1606/07 (O.S./N.S.), near the Canary Islands, Captain John Smith was charged with mutiny, and Newport had him arrested and planned to execute him upon arrival in the Caribbean (and later in Virginia). The execution…
An illustration of Smith in 1624
Window in St Helena's Church, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, displaying Smith's coat of arms
Statue of Smith in Historic Jamestown
John Smith taking the King of Pamunkey prisoner (1624 history)