John Smith
English soldier, explorer, writer (1580-1631) · United Kingdom · Historical Figures · Died at 51
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Something wrong?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.
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Captain John Smith adventures against the Turks Top raising the siege of Oberlimbach; Middle three duels with Hajdus; Bottom granted a coat of Arms; captured by the Turks and escaping slavery
Statue of Smith in Historic Jamestown
Smith's 1612 map detailing the inside of a longhouse with Chief Powhatan
John Smith taking the King of Pamunkey prisoner (1624 history)
Smith's 1616 Map of New England
Title page of A Description of New England (1616)
Capt. John Smith Monument as it appeared c. 1914, Isles of ShoalsAbout this person
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 his return to England from a life as a soldier of fortune and as a slave, he played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, in the early 17th century. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony between September 1608 and August 1609, and he led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, during which he became the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area. Later, he explored and mapped the coast of New England.
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