On 14 February 1779, English explorer Captain James Cook was violently killed as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief (aliʻi nui) of the island of Hawaii, after the native Hawaiians had stolen a longboat from Cook's expedition.

On February 14, 1779, Captain James Cook, the great English explorer and navigator, is killed by Native Hawaiians during his third visit to the Pacific island group.

On 14 February 1779, English explorer Captain James Cook attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief (aliʻi nui) of the island of Hawaii. The decision to hold him in exchange for a stolen longboat was the fatal error of Cook’s final voyage, and led to his death at Kealakekua Bay.

Feb 16, 2024 · “The stroke seemed to have stunned Captain Cook: he staggered a few paces, then fell on his hand and one knee, and dropped his musket. As he was rising, and before he could recover his feet, another Indian stabbed him in the back of the neck with an iron dagger.

Oct 19, 2022 · Incensed by the kidnapping, the natives attacked Cook and his men, James Cook was clubbed to the floor and stabbed, dying face down in the water of the beach. His body was then dragged up the slope to the local village, where it was torn to pieces.

Feb 14, 2021 · Were the Hawai’ians right to club, stab and drown the British navigator, and why did Cook die that way, that day? When James Cook perished on 14 February 1779, he was 51 years old.

Cook went ashore at Kealakekua Bay in an attempt to retrieve items that he felt were stolen. In his several voyages into the Pacific Cook had developed a “strategy” for interaction with Native peoples that called for strict disciplinary measures at the first sign of trouble.

Feb 14, 2014 · Pursued by the islanders, Cook and his men were forced to retreat to the beach, intending to return to their boats. However, before they could flee Cook was struck on the head by the pursuing villagers and fell to the ground, where he was stabbed to death.

As Cook attempted to get up, Nuaa lunged at him and fatally stabbed him in the chest with a metal dagger, obtained by trade from Cook's ship during the same visit.

Oct 16, 2023 · On 14 February 1779, English explorer Captain James Cook attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief (aliʻi nui) of the island of Hawaii. The decision to hold him in exchange for a stolen longboat was the fatal error of Cook's final voyage, and led to his death at Kealakekua Bay.