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Zebulon Pike | |
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 Zebulon Pike by Charles Willson Peale, 1808 | |
| Born | Zebulon Montgomery Pike January 5, 1779 Lamington, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1813 (aged 34) Outside Fort York, York, Upper Canada |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Resting place | Military Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | General, explorer |
| Spouse | Clarissa Harlow Brown |
| Parent | Zebulon Pike Sr. |
Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer. Pikes Peak in Colorado is named after him. As a U.S. Army officer, President Thomas Jefferson asked him to lead two journeys through the new Louisiana Purchase territory. The first was in 1805-06 to explore the upper northern parts of the Mississippi River. The second journey was in 1806-07 to explore the Southwest to the edges of the northern Spanish-colonial settlements of New Mexico and Texas. Pike's journeys happened at the same time as other journeys that happened while Thomas Jefferson was president. This include the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) and the Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis expedition up the Red River (1806).[1]
Pike's second journey crossed the Rocky Mountains into what is now southern Colorado. He was captured by the Spanish colonial authorities near Santa Fe. They sent Pike and his men to Chihuahua (present-day Mexico), to be questioned. Later in 1807, Pike and some of his men were led by the Spanish through Texas, and they were released near American territory in Louisiana.
In 1810, Pike wrote a book about his journeys. The book was so popular that it was translated into Dutch, French, and German languages, for publication in Europe. He later became a brigadier general in the American Army. He served during the War of 1812, until he was killed during the Battle of York, in April 1813.
- ↑ Dunbar, William; Hunter, George; Berry, Trey; Beasley, Pam; Clements, Jeanne (2006). Berry, Trey; Beasley, Pam; Clements, Jeanne (eds.). The Forgotten Expedition, 1804–1805: The Louisiana Purchase Journals of Dunbar and Hunter. Louisiana State University Press. p. xi. ISBN 978-0-8071-3165-7.