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Ion Perdicaris, June 1904, Tacoma Times The Perdicaris affair, also known as the Perdicaris incident, refers to the kidnapping of Greek-American Ion Hanford Perdicaris (1840–1925) [1] and his stepson, Cromwell Varley, a British subject, by Ahmed al-Raisuni and his bandits on 18 May 1904 in Tangier, Morocco.
One such corsair was the Dutchman Jan Janszoon, who underwent conversion to Islam after being captured by Barbary pirates in 1618 and was renamed Murat Reis. By the 18th century, anti-piracy operations by European navies such as the British Royal Navy led to the eventual decline and disappearance of the Salé Rovers.
London, Joshua E. Victory in Tripoli: How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a Nation. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005. ISBN 0-471-44415-4. Long, David F. Ready to Hazard: A Biography of Commodore William Bainbridge, 1774–1833. Hanover, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 1981.
Western Long Island and Coney Island in 1666, two years after van Salee sold his property to Francis de Bruyn or Brown. Anthony Janszoon van Salee [ note 1 ] (1607–1676) was an original settler of and prominent landholder, merchant, and creditor in New Netherland , a 17th-century colonial province [ 1 ] of the Dutch Republic located on the ...
Albert W. Hicks (c. 1820 – July 13, 1860), also known as Elias W. Hicks, William Johnson, John Hicks, and Pirate Hicks, was a triple murderer and one of the last people executed for piracy in the United States. [1]
In 1607, both Iceland and the Faroe Islands were subjected to a slave raid by the Barbary pirates, who abducted hundreds of people for the slave markets of North Africa. [4] In 1627, the Barbary pirates came to Iceland in two groups: the first group was from Salé and the second one, which came a month later, was from Algiers. [3]
During the 1790s, American merchant vessels began to fall prey to Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean, most notably from Algiers. Congress's response was the Naval Act of 1794 . [ 13 ] The Act provided funds for the construction of six frigates; however, it included a clause stating that construction of the ships would cease if the United ...
American merchant vessels began to fall prey to Barbary Pirates, mainly from Algiers, in the Mediterranean during the 1790s. Congress responded with the Naval Act of 1794 . [ 8 ] The act provided funds for the construction of six frigates, and directed that the construction would continue unless and until the United States agreed peace terms ...