Captain james cook death hawaii. The death of captain cook. February 14 captain cook killed in hawaii on february 14 1779 captain james cook the great english explorer and navigator is killed by natives of hawaii during his third visit to the pacific. He burned towns and sank canoes in reprisal for minor thefts by the islanders during his visit to tahiti in 1777.
Captain james cooks hms endeavour is believed to have been found in the us. Cook was attacked and killed in 1779 during his third exploratory voyage in the pacific while attempting to kidnap the island of hawaiis monarch kalaniopuu in order to reclaim a cutter stolen from one of his ships. Explorer james cook was killed in hawaii on february 14 1779.
This was his second voyage into the pacific and his country men already regarded him as a national hero. Captain cook killed captain cook and the crews of the discovery and resolution arrived at kealakekua bay in late 1778 at the start of the hawaiian harvest and tax paying season known as the makahiki. Capt james cook advised the king and immediately.
Captain james cook discoverer of hawaii. In 1778 257 years after the death of ferdinand magellan captain james cook landed on the shores of hawaii. Francesco bartolozzi 1785 sourcesupplied.
He first sighted the islands on 18 january 1778. James cook born october 27 1728 marton in cleveland yorkshire englanddied february 14 1779 kealakekua bay hawaii british naval captain navigator and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of canada 1759 176367 and conducted three expeditions to the pacific ocean 176871 177275 177679 ranging from the antarctic ice fields to the bering strait and from the coasts of north america to australia and new zealand. Against all advice including lt william bligh capt james cook made a decision to return to a known harbour to perform repairs to the ships mast.
In 1778 cook and his crew became the first europeans to visit hawaii. Two days later he anchored in waimea bay off kauai. Cook was an exceptional navigator cartographer and captian from a nation of explorers.