#thirdvoyage - Twitter Hashtag

almost 4 years ago

OTD in 1773, ten crew of HMS Adventure (Capt Furneaux) were killed by Māori led by chief Kahura at Grass Cove, NZ. When #CaptainCook returned 3 years later during his #ThirdVoyage, he resisted the calls of his men to take retaliatory action. Instead, he hosted Kahura in his cabin

MCameronAsh's tweet photo. OTD in 1773, ten crew of HMS Adventure (Capt Furneaux) were killed by Māori led by chief Kahura at Grass Cove, NZ. When #CaptainCook returned 3 years later during his #ThirdVoyage, he resisted the calls of his men to take retaliatory action. Instead, he hosted Kahura in his cabin https://t.co/6xTXcZgpvR

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Margaret Cameron-Ash @MCameronAsh

about 4 years ago

OTD in 1776 #JohnLedyard - @Dartmouth alumnus & now corporal in 24th Company of #Marines, #Plymouth Division of His Majesty’s Marine Forces - joins #HMSResolution, being hand-picked by #CaptainCook for his #ThirdVoyage which visited #Australia then sought the #NorthWestPassage