Leaders are not born they are molded by their experiences in life. John Smith’s life led him to become one of Jamestown’s most successful leaders, he was the primary reason the colony even survived. After leaving home at a young age he was accomplishing feats that would ultimately prepare him for what awaited him in Jamestown. Feats such as beheading three Turks, escaping his captors, and capturing Alba Regalis a territory under the Turks for 60 years.
How many of us can go around stating we beheaded 3 people for the glory of our lord in our twenties? I know I cannot, however John Smith can; after the Moslem commander, Lord Turbshaw challenged any captain to come challenge him for his head. It started a killing spree of sorts for Smith not …show more content…
You can pretty much singlehandedly lead a colony. That’s exactly what John Smith did with the colony of Jamestown. “From the second week in September 1608, through the following august, John Smith ruled the colony almost singlehandedly.” What got him there? A city, called Alba Regalis ruled by the Turks. It was said Alba Regalis was impregnable, however Smith conquered it. “If he couldn’t go through the defense lines, he could go over them, Smith reasoned.” At midnight he rained death upon the Turks, the distracted Turks fell to might of the Christian army. His ability to come up with such ideas, and determination came in handy against the Indians in Jamestown. A more specific example occurred when he was punishing two Indians for stealing an English pistol. When one of them passed out due to smoke inhalation, Smith used this as an advantage to trick the Indians into believing he had powers. “The Chickahominy thought their tribesman dead; Smith knew better but seized the opportunity to add superstition to his arsenal of controls over the Indians by promising to restore the victim to life in return for peace with the tribe.” Between conquering a city using a forceful but creative idea, and conquering a colony by tricking Indians, there isn’t much different. Smith’s cunningness allowed him to capture Alba Regalis, and it was again his cunningness that allowed him to push the colony towards
How many of us can go around stating we beheaded 3 people for the glory of our lord in our twenties? I know I cannot, however John Smith can; after the Moslem commander, Lord Turbshaw challenged any captain to come challenge him for his head. It started a killing spree of sorts for Smith not …show more content…
You can pretty much singlehandedly lead a colony. That’s exactly what John Smith did with the colony of Jamestown. “From the second week in September 1608, through the following august, John Smith ruled the colony almost singlehandedly.” What got him there? A city, called Alba Regalis ruled by the Turks. It was said Alba Regalis was impregnable, however Smith conquered it. “If he couldn’t go through the defense lines, he could go over them, Smith reasoned.” At midnight he rained death upon the Turks, the distracted Turks fell to might of the Christian army. His ability to come up with such ideas, and determination came in handy against the Indians in Jamestown. A more specific example occurred when he was punishing two Indians for stealing an English pistol. When one of them passed out due to smoke inhalation, Smith used this as an advantage to trick the Indians into believing he had powers. “The Chickahominy thought their tribesman dead; Smith knew better but seized the opportunity to add superstition to his arsenal of controls over the Indians by promising to restore the victim to life in return for peace with the tribe.” Between conquering a city using a forceful but creative idea, and conquering a colony by tricking Indians, there isn’t much different. Smith’s cunningness allowed him to capture Alba Regalis, and it was again his cunningness that allowed him to push the colony towards