Capt. Marchant: “Mr. Marchant used no resistance by force and violence to withstand their purpose (which he ought to have done). . . the authority of government was wholly committed to the said Captain Marchant. . .” Last voyage with Drake (1595) Marchant accompanied Drake on his ill-fated voyage in 1595, in which both lost their lives. After failing in an attempt to seize a Spanish treasure ship in Puerto Rico, Drake moved on to Panama and took the town of Nombre de Dios (Sp.: “Name of God”), near the modern-day Panama Canal, hoping to intercept the Spanish bringing gold from Peru over the isthmus. On 2 January 1596, Drake's forces marched up a hill only to discover at the last minute that the Spanish had hidden a fort on top of it. Twenty-some Englishmen were killed, including “Quarter-master Generall” Marchant. Three weeks later, Sir Francis Drake himself succumbed to dysentery, and was buried at sea, in a lead coffin. Capt. Marchant was likely buried at the site of his death, in Panama. References External links 1540 births 1596 deaths 16th-century Royal Navy personnel English explorers 16th-century explorers People from Yeovil