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Jonathan Barnet (1677/78 – 1745) [1] [2] was an English privateer in the Caribbean, best known for capturing pirates Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. The Assembly of the Colony of Jamaica gave him a financial reward and a large estate in the parish of St James, where enslaved Africans worked. [3]
Martel began his career as a privateer during the War of Spanish Succession, turning to piracy after the Treaty of Utrecht ended the war. [2] By September 1713 he was active off Jamaica taking several ships with his 8-gun, 80-man sloop .
The Raid on Saint John took place on 27 August 1775 during the American Revolutionary War. The raid involved American privateers from Machias , Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bay attacking Saint John , Nova Scotia on the northeast shore of the Bay of Fundy(in present day New Brunswick ).
A pirate and privateer operating in the North Sea. Often partnered with Hans Pothorst. Hans Pothorst: c. 1440–1490: Germany: A pirate and privateer operating in the North Sea. Often partnered with Didrik Pining. Salih Reis: c. 1488–1568: Ottoman Empire: A Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral. Turgut Reis: 1485–1565 Ottoman Empire
Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823) was a French pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte". This has become the common spelling in the United States, including places named after him.
Henry Jennings was an English privateer-turned-pirate.Jennings's first recorded act of piracy took place in early 1716 when, with three vessels and 150–300 men, Jennings's fleet ambushed the Spanish salvage camp from the 1715 Treasure Fleet. [3]
As a result, privateering commissions became a matter of national discretion. By the passing of the Piracy Act 1717, a privateer's allegiance to Britain overrode any allegiance to a sovereign providing the commission. This helped bring privateers under the legal jurisdiction of their home country in the event the privateer turned pirate.
The Raid on Charlottetown of 17–18 November 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War, involved two American privateers of the Marblehead Regiment attacking and pillaging Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, then known as St. John's Island. [4] The raid motivated Nova Scotia Governor Francis Legge to declare martial law. [5]