William Dampler was born in East Coker, Somerset, England back in 1651. He attended King’s School, Bruton before joining the Royal Navy in 1673. He participated in the Battles of Schooneveld before falling ill and returning to England for several months. After recovering he tried his hand at various careers all of which were just not suited for him.
In 1679, he joined the crew of the buccaneer Captain Bartholomew Sharp. In 1683, he joined privateer John Cooke where he was with Cooke when they rounded the Cape Horn. He returned to England in 1691 via the Cape of Good Hope. He published a book in 1697, which was a sensation. In 1699, he was given command of the warship HMS Roebuck with a commission of King William III. In 1701, he was given command of the St. George. He succeeded in capturing a number of small Spanish ships along the coast of Peru. He returned to England in 1707. He died in London, England in 1715, he was 64.
What you may not know about William is that he became the first Englishman to explore Australia and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.
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