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1528
Birth
Ralph Lane was born in 1528 -
1554
College
Attended Oxford University -
1555
Serving
Served in the English Parliament -
1563
Serving
Serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court -
1569
Military Skill
Participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland gained accolades for his military skill -
1571
Seize ships
Involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships -
1580
Services to England
Developing plans and offering his services in helping England struggle with Spain -
Commision
Received a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts -
Given command of a colony
The queen recalled Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia -
Leaving England
Seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England -
Fleet
A fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home. -
Back in Ireland
Lane was back in Ireland, serving as “muster master general” and “clerk of the check of the garrison” and remained in that country for the rest of his life -
Physical weakness
Lane’s physical weakness had made him unfit as muster master -
Death
Lane died in Dublin, Ireland