1620Aug, 1
Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
Speedwell was a 60-ton pinnace that, along with Mayflower, transported the Pilgrims from England to the New World in the early 1600s, and was the smaller of the two ships. A vessel of the same name and size travelled to the New World seventeen years prior as the flagship of the first expedition of Martin Pring.
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Events on 1620
- 17Sep
Battle of Cecora (1620)
The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora. - 9Nov
Mayflower
Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. - 21Nov
Mayflower Compact
Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.) - 21Dec
William Bradford (Plymouth Colony governor)
Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.