Ralph Lane

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  • 1569

    Military Skills

    Military Skills
    He was recognized for his skills in the military.
  • 1570

    Maritime Affairs

    Maritime Affairs
    Lane captured ships in the war.

  • Ireland

    Ireland
    Lane received a commission to go to Ireland and help build forts.

  • Arriving

    Arriving
    On June 1585 Ralph Lane and his crew arrived at the Outer Banks.

  • Moving In

    Moving In
    In August the colony had come ashore and built a fort.

  • Leaving England

    Leaving England
    In April 1585 7 ships with 600 men left England for the New World.

  • Coming home

    The queen ordered Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia.

  • Colony Coming Home

    Colony Coming Home
    A fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the colony back home to England.