Death of James Cook - Wikipedia
On 14 February 1779, English explorer Captain James Cook attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii, after the native Hawaiians had stolen a longboat from Cook's expedition.
Captain Cook Monument – Kealakekua, Hawaii - Atlas Obscura
2013年9月14日 · A Hawaiian nobleman was shot, and Cook and his men were driven back to the shore. It was there in the shallows of the water that Cook was bludgeoned and stabbed to death.
Captain Cook killed in Hawaii | February 14, 1779 - HISTORY
On February 14, 1779, Captain James Cook, the great English explorer and navigator, is killed by Native Hawaiians during his third visit to the Pacific island group.
James Cook | Biography, Accomplishments, Ship, Voyage Route, …
4 天之前 · James Cook (born October 27, 1728, Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England—died February 14, 1779, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii) was a British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada (1759 and 1763–67) and conducted three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean (1768–71, 1772–75, and1776–79), ranging from ...
James Cook - Wikipedia
He was killed while attempting to take hostage Kalaniʻōpuʻu, chief of the island of Hawaii, during a dispute. He left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowledge that influenced his successors well into the 20th century, and numerous memorials worldwide have been dedicated to him.
'The Wide Wide Sea' revisits Capt. James Cook's fateful final voyage
2024年4月3日 · "A lot of things started going wrong from the very beginning," historian Hampton Sides says of Cook's last voyage, which ended in the British explorer's violent death on the island of...
Captain Cook Monument on the Big Island - Hawaii.com
On Feb. 4, Captain Cook left the Big Island only to return about a week later after a severe storm damaged one of his ships. This time the Hawaiians, who had discovered Cook was not a god, were hostile. A skirmish broke out and Cook with four of …
Hawaiian History: How Captain Cook Met His End
The Hawaiian islands remained forgotten for almost 500 years until the indomitable English seafarer, Captain James Cook, sighted O‘ahu on January 18, 1778. Captain Cook, leader of the expedition that ended Hawaii's five hundred years of isolation, died on the islands in 1779.
The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779
(Updated, February 2017) An unfinished painting showing the death of Captain James Cook, at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, on 14 February 1779 at the hands of an incensed crowd, during his third Pacific voyage in the ships 'Resolution' and 'Discovery', 1776-80.
The Life of Captain James Cook | Stanford University Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780804720090. Paperback US/CAN $48.00. Region. US/Canada International. Add to cart. Desk, Examination, or Review Copy Requests. Description. About the Author. Captain Cook is the greatest explorer-seaman of all time, yet the world has had to wait almost two centuries for the first full-scale biography to do justice to the man ...