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Sir George Somers (before 24 April 1554 – 9 November 1610) was an English privateer and naval hero, knighted for his achievements and the Admiral of the Virginia Company of London. He achieved renown as part of an expedition led by Sir Amyas Preston that plundered Caracas and Santa Ana de Coro in 1595, during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War. He is remembered today as the founder of the English colony of Bermuda, also known as the Somers Isles.

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  • Sir George Somers (before 24 April 1554 – 9 November 1610) was an English privateer and naval hero, knighted for his achievements and the Admiral of the Virginia Company of London. He achieved renown as part of an expedition led by Sir Amyas Preston that plundered Caracas and Santa Ana de Coro in 1595, during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War. He is remembered today as the founder of the English colony of Bermuda, also known as the Somers Isles. (en)
  • George Somers, 1554 Lyme Regis, Dorset - 9 novembre 1610, Bermudes, est un navigateur anglais, un des fondateurs de la colonie anglaise des Bermudes. (fr)
  • George Somers (Lyme Regis, 1554 – Bermuda, 9 novembre 1610) è stato un ammiraglio britannico. (it)
  • George Somers (1554- 9 de noviembre de 1610) fue un almirante de la Marina Real Británica, nombrado caballero y miembro del Parlamento británico por sus hazañas en combates navales. Cerca del final de sus días, Somers fue nombrado Almirante de la Compañía de Virginia. Su fama proviene de su participación en la expedición de saqueo de Caracas y Coro en la provincia de Venezuela en 1595, liderada por Sir Amyas Preston (durante la Guerra anglo-española de 1585-1604). (es)
  • Адмирал сэр Джордж Сомерс (англ. George Somers, 1554—1610) — английский мореплаватель, основатель английской колонии на Бермудских островах. Джордж Сомерс родился в 1554 году в Лайм-Реджисе в графстве Дорсет. Поступив в Королевский флот, он в 1595 году отличился под руководством сэра Амьяса Престона в боях с испанцами. В 1600—1602 годах командовал рядом кораблей, включая 32-пушечный галеон «Vanguard», галеон «Swiftsure» и корабль «Warspite». В 1603 году был возведён в рыцарское достоинство и в том же году стал членом парламента от Лайм-Реджиса. (ru)
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