270:, arrived on the island. He had organized a fleet of colonists hoping to establish an island colony, after hearing about the success of the English on Saint Kitts, but his fleet was destroyed by a run-in with the Spanish Armada. Only his flagship and its passengers survived to reach St. Kitts. Feeling sorry for the French colonists, Warner allowed them to settle on the island. Saint Kitts was thus the site of the first French settlement in the Caribbean. They took the ruins of the town of Dieppe, which they rebuilt. Warner accepted the French to gain more Europeans on the island, as he thought the local Kalinago were becoming less enthusiastic about the newcomers.
43:
307:, which then was the site of the island's main Kalinago settlement, over 2,000 Kalinago men were massacred. Many had come from Waitikubuli, planning to attack the Europeans the next day. The Europeans dumped the dead into the river, at the site of the Kalinago place of worship. For weeks, blood flowed down the river, for which it was named
229:
After checking each island, Warner decided that Saint Kitts would be the best-suited site for an
English colony. He noted its strategic central position ideal for expansion, friendly native population, fertile soil, abundant fresh water, and large salt deposits. He and his family landed on the island
369:
In 1643 Warner was appointed as
Parliamentary Governor of the Caribee Islands. After his first wife died, he was said to have taken a Carib woman in a 'common-law marriage' and they had a lasting relationship. Warner died on March 10, 1649, in St. Kitts and was buried in a tomb in Middle Island. The
323:
and other
Amerindians at this time to take sacrifices to appease "Bat man," to ensure the dry season ended and the wet season began. (This was called the season of "Frog woman".) Kalinago had gathered from various islands at St. Christopher at the time, because of its location: on the border between
302:
According to Du Tertre, in the ensuing battle, three to four thousand Caribs took up arms against the
Europeans. He did not estimate the number of Caribs killed, but said the fallen Amerindians on the beach were piled high into a mound. The English and French suffered at least 100 casualties. Others
249:
Warner left his family on the island and returned to
England to gather more men to officially establish a colony. He was supported by Ralph Merrifield, a merchant, who provided the capital, and the brothers John and Samuel Jeaffreson. The Jeaffresons agreed to bring a second vessel with settlers and
298:
The
English and French joined forces and attacked the Carib at night. The colonists killed between 100 and 120 Caribs in their beds that night, with only the most beautiful Carib women spared to serve as slaves. The French and English set about fortifying the island against the expected invasion of
382:
slaves for labour. They were forced to develop and work on large sugar and tobacco plantations to raise commodity crops for export. As the years passed, Sir Thomas Warner amassed a wealth that would amount to over £100 million in today's terms. He died on March 10, 1649, in St. Kitts, and he was
324:
the islands controlled by different groups, it was used as a base for
Kalinago raids against the Taino. Evidence of atrocity was that the Europeans killed so many and defiled the Kalinago place of worship, a means of frightening the Kalinago of neighbouring islands.
318:
Ethnologists have put the events into a different context. The killings occurred in late
January, near the middle of the dry season. The Kalinago called this the season of "Bat man", due to the abundance of the species then. Usually, they made raids on the
278:
Warner's concerns proved accurate. As the
European population on Saint Kitts continued to increase, Tegremante grew suspicious of the foreigners. In 1626, after a secret meeting with Kalinago heads from neighbouring Waitikubuli
314:
The early accounts were by
Europeans and told from their point of view. Modern scientists and historians estimate that many of their claims were fraudulent or exaggerated in order to justify the killings.
255:
641:
611:
216:, which Painton thought had more favourable conditions. In 1623 Warner abandoned his Guiana post and set sail North through the archipelago. Oyapoc was soon abandoned by the English.
631:
616:
506:
621:
283:) and Oualie, the natives decided to ambush the European settlements on the night of the next full moon. The plan was revealed to the Europeans by an
60:
339:
in the south; and the British gaining the centre. Both groups colonised neighbouring islands from their bases. The English settled Nevis (1628),
384:
636:
107:
457:
126:
79:
517:
396:
154:
of South America, which was abandoned the same year. The Dutch controlled most of the territory. Warner is noted for settling on
86:
379:
64:
31:
544:
254:
and established the colony of Saint Christopher, the first English colony in the Caribbean. He established a port town at
93:
626:
378:
After the Kalinago Genocide of 1626 and the subsequent partitioning of the island, Warner imported many thousands of
267:
212:
Tomas Painton, another captain in the colony, suggested that Warner should try to colonise one of the islands in the
606:
75:
53:
328:
578:
473:
292:
173:
He later married and started a family with his wife, which included their son Philip. Thomas Warner had an
287:
woman named Barbe. She had recently been brought to St. Kitts as a slave-wife after the Kalinago raided an
206:
601:
596:
146:
who became an explorer in the Caribbean. In 1620 he served at the brief-lived English settlement of
100:
568:
363:
340:
238:
554:
177:
mistress on St. Kitts, and their son was called "Indian Warner". Indian Warner was killed in the
194:
143:
453:
449:
442:
258:, downhill from Tegremante's capital village. Another name for St. Kitts is St.Christopher.
197:
guards. In 1620 he accepted assignment to the colonies, and took his family with him to the
167:
17:
370:
Carib woman was reported to have given birth to many other children after Warner's death.
213:
170:
in 1580. He entered the army at an early age, which provided him with his main training.
190:
590:
523:
416:
243:
308:
304:
174:
155:
42:
512:
359:
355:
344:
336:
332:
331:, the Europeans partitioned the island, with the French gaining the ends,
158:
and establishing it in 1624 as the first English colony in the Caribbean.
348:
280:
232:
178:
288:
284:
250:
supplies. Warner returned to St. Kitts on January 28, 1624, with the
202:
198:
151:
147:
478:
Histoire Generale des Antilles..., 2 vols. Paris: Jolly, 1667, I:5–6
320:
311:. The Europeans deported the remaining Kalinago to Waitikubuli.
295:, she despised the Kalinago and had fallen in love with Warner.
347:(1632). Warner was appointed as Governor of St. Kitts, Nevis,
36:
142:(1580 – 10 March 1649) was a captain in the guards of
27:
Captain in the guards of James I of England (1580–1649)
642:
Perpetrators of Indigenous genocides in North America
417:"Sir Thomas Warner | English colonist | Britannica"
67:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
441:
612:History of British Saint Christopher and Nevis
205:. He served as a captain under the command of
632:People from Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish
8:
513:French St. Christophe, or English St.Kitts?
529:
507:Interesting sites on Saint Kitts and Nevis
291:island. According to the French historian
30:For other people named Thomas Warner, see
127:Learn how and when to remove this message
408:
617:Governors of British Saint Christopher
489:
487:
7:
65:adding citations to reliable sources
518:St. Kitts, settlement and governors
242:. They were part of the Indigenous
25:
622:Governors of Antigua and Barbuda
397:History of Saint Kitts and Nevis
41:
448:. Macmillan Caribbean. p.
52:needs additional citations for
230:and made peace with the local
32:Thomas Warner (disambiguation)
1:
545:Governor of Saint Christopher
76:"Thomas Warner" explorer
18:Sir Thomas Warner (explorer)
266:In 1625, a French captain,
658:
299:Carib from other islands.
201:Colony in 1620 in today's
29:
637:Warner family (Caribbean)
575:
566:
561:
551:
542:
537:
532:
440:Hubbard, Vincent (2002).
329:Kalinago Genocide of 1626
236:people, whose leader was
474:Du Tertre, Jean-Baptiste
362:archipelago (1635), and
351:and Montserrat in 1625.
268:Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc
162:Early life and education
293:Jean-Baptiste Du Tertre
246:people of the islands.
444:A History of St. Kitts
493:Du Tertre (1667), I:6
354:The French colonised
383:buried in a tomb in
61:improve this article
569:Governor of Antigua
533:Government offices
239:Ouboutou Tegremante
166:Warner was born in
627:Governors of Nevis
421:www.britannica.com
144:James I of England
607:English emigrants
585:
584:
576:Succeeded by
552:Succeeded by
524:Sir Thomas Warner
335:in the North and
274:Kalinago genocide
140:Sir Thomas Warner
137:
136:
129:
111:
16:(Redirected from
649:
530:
494:
491:
482:
481:
470:
464:
463:
447:
437:
431:
430:
428:
427:
413:
225:Early settlement
189:Warner became a
168:Suffolk, England
132:
125:
121:
118:
112:
110:
69:
45:
37:
21:
657:
656:
652:
651:
650:
648:
647:
646:
587:
586:
581:
572:
557:
548:
503:
498:
497:
492:
485:
472:
471:
467:
460:
439:
438:
434:
425:
423:
415:
414:
410:
405:
393:
376:
303:report that at
276:
264:
227:
222:
214:Lesser Antilles
187:
185:Military career
164:
150:in present-day
133:
122:
116:
113:
70:
68:
58:
46:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
655:
653:
645:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
589:
588:
583:
582:
577:
574:
565:
559:
558:
553:
550:
541:
535:
534:
528:
527:
521:
515:
510:
502:
501:External links
499:
496:
495:
483:
465:
458:
432:
407:
406:
404:
401:
400:
399:
392:
389:
375:
372:
275:
272:
263:
262:French arrival
260:
226:
223:
221:
218:
186:
183:
163:
160:
135:
134:
49:
47:
40:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
654:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
594:
592:
580:
579:Edward Warner
571:
570:
564:
560:
556:
547:
546:
540:
536:
531:
525:
522:
520:, Ancestry UK
519:
516:
514:
511:
508:
505:
504:
500:
490:
488:
484:
479:
475:
469:
466:
461:
459:9780333747605
455:
451:
446:
445:
436:
433:
422:
418:
412:
409:
402:
398:
395:
394:
390:
388:
386:
385:Middle Island
381:
373:
371:
367:
365:
361:
357:
352:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
325:
322:
316:
312:
310:
306:
300:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
273:
271:
269:
261:
259:
257:
253:
247:
245:
241:
240:
235:
234:
224:
219:
217:
215:
210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
184:
182:
180:
176:
171:
169:
161:
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
131:
128:
120:
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78: –
77:
73:
72:Find sources:
66:
62:
56:
55:
50:This article
48:
44:
39:
38:
33:
19:
567:
563:New creation
562:
555:Rowland Rich
543:
539:New creation
538:
509:, University
477:
468:
443:
435:
424:. Retrieved
420:
411:
377:
368:
358:(1635), the
353:
343:(1632), and
326:
317:
313:
309:Bloody River
305:Bloody Point
301:
297:
277:
265:
251:
248:
237:
231:
228:
211:
188:
175:Island Carib
172:
165:
139:
138:
123:
114:
104:
97:
90:
83:
71:
59:Please help
54:verification
51:
602:1649 deaths
597:1580 births
374:Slave trade
207:Roger North
156:Saint Kitts
591:Categories
573:1632–1635
549:1623–1649
426:2023-05-15
403:References
360:Guadeloupe
356:Martinique
345:Montserrat
337:Basseterre
333:Capisterre
327:After the
181:Massacre.
117:April 2013
87:newspapers
195:James I's
391:See also
366:(1648).
364:St Barts
349:Barbados
281:Dominica
256:Old Road
252:Hopewell
233:Kalinago
220:St Kitts
179:Dominica
380:African
341:Antigua
191:captain
101:scholar
456:
289:Arawak
285:Igneri
203:Guyana
199:Oyapoc
152:Guyana
148:Oyapoc
103:
96:
89:
82:
74:
526:, BBC
321:Taino
244:Carib
108:JSTOR
94:books
454:ISBN
80:news
193:in
63:by
593::
486:^
476:.
452:.
450:17
419:.
387:.
209:.
480:.
462:.
429:.
279:(
130:)
124:(
119:)
115:(
105:·
98:·
91:·
84:·
57:.
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
