ralph lane colony

  • 1553

    1553

    ane was serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court
  • 1554

    1554

    attended Oxford university
  • 1569

    1569

    lane gained accolades for his military skill
  • Period: 1570 to 1580

    1570 to 1580

    he was developing plans and offering his services in helping England struggle with Spain.
  • 1571

    1571

    Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships
  • 1583

    Lane received a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts.
  • 1585

    the queen recalled Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia
  • 1585

    seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England
  • 1586

    a fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home.
  • 1588

    Thomas Hariot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
  • 1592

    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
  • 1601

    lane’s physical weakness had made him unfit as muster master
  • 1603

    Lane died in Dublin, Ireland and was buried at St. Patrick’s Church