Bermuda Hundred was the first incorporated town in the English settlement of Virginia. Founded in 1613, six years after Jamestown, it was the home of John Rolfe, who single-handedly founded Virginia's tobacco industry. Rolfe had been a businessman in England when he realised that the settlement of Virginia created the possibility to counter Spain's monopoly on the supply of tobacco within Europe, which had seriously affected the balance of trade between England and Spain. In the process, he realised, he could earn a great deal of money. Taking tobacco seeds he acquired in England, he boarded the ill-starred Sea Venture which was leading a fleet to Jamestown in 1609. A storm broke the fleet apart, and, after fighting it for three days, the Admiral of the Virginia Company, Sir George Somers, drove the foundering ship onto the reefs of Bermuda, saving the 150 passengers and crew (and one dog) aboard. After the building of two new ships, the Deliverance and Patience, most of the survivors set sail for Jamestown ten months later (although Bermuda would remain permanently settled, and Virginia's boundaries would be extended far enough out to sea in 1612 to include Bermuda). Rolfe left a wife and child buried in Bermuda, but in Virginia he married Pocahontas. An incorporated town in the United States is a town which is an incorporated municipality, that is, one with a charter received from the state, similar to a city. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... Jamestown, or Jamestown Island, was founded in 1607 on the James River in what is currently James City County, Virginia, about 40 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean and the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay and about 45 miles (70 kilometers) downstream and southeast of Richmond, Virginia. ... Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005... In economics, a monopoly (from the Latin word monopolium - Greek language monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... The Sea Venture was a 17th century ship which may have been the inspiration for Shakespeares The Tempest. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... Virginia Company of London Seal The London Company (also called the Virginia Company of London) was an English joint stock company established by royal charter by James I on April 10, 1606 with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. ... Admiral Sir George Somers (1554-1610) was a British naval hero. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... A 1616 engraving of Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe. ...

The town of Bermuda Hundred was settled in 1613 by Sir Thomas Dale, and was incorporated the following year. The town, described as a fishing village, was situated "on the peninsula at the confluence of the Appomattox and James rivers, southeast of Richmond, and northeast of Petersburg." Sir Thomas Dale was a British naval commander and colonial deputy-governor of Virginia. ... The Appomattox River at Matoaca, Virginia The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately 137 mi (220 km), in central and eastern Virginia in the United States. ... The James River at Cartersville The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is 547. ... Nickname: The River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Area    - City 62. ... Location Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Virginia Independent city Founded December 17, 1748 Mayor Annie M. Mickens Geographical characteristics Area     City 60. ...

Civil War Campaign

Main article: Bermuda Hundred Campaign

The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of battles fought in the vicinity of the town during May, 1864, in the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler, commanding the Army of the James, threatened Richmond from the east, but was stopped by forces under P.G.T. Beauregard. Federal earthworks at Bermuda Hundred The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of battles fought outside Richmond, Virginia, during May, 1864, in the American Civil War. ... Federal earthworks at Bermuda Hundred The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of battles fought outside Richmond, Virginia, during May, 1864, in the American Civil War. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as its governor. ... The Army of the James was a Union Army that was composed of unites from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and served along the James River during the last opperations of the Civil War in Virginia. ... Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard (BO-rih-gahrd) (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893), best known as a general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, was also a writer, civil servant, and inventor. ...

External Links

• Daughters of the American Revolution: Bermuda Hundred Chapter
• Info Please: Bermuda Hundred
• Richmond Times Dispatch: Virginia's roots reach to Bermuda

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