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Henry Holloway (fl. 1687) was a pirate active off the American east coast, from South Carolina to Maine. History
Most pirates in this era were of Welsh, English, Dutch, Irish, and French origin. Many pirates came from poorer urban areas in search of a way to make money and of reprieve. London in particular was known for high unemployment, crowding, and poverty which drove people to piracy. Piracy also offered power and quick riches. [citation needed]
English pirate active in South West England during the early-to-mid-15th century. Gödeke Michels: d. 1402: 1392–1402 Germany: A German pirate and one of the leaders of the Likedeelers, a combination of former Victual Brothers (Vitalienbrüder) Martin Pechlin [2] 1480–1526 Germany: Died in Mandal, Norway. One of the most feared pirates in ...
The pirate sloop was pummelled with broadsides and most of its men fled into the hold with the exception of Worley and a few others who died in the cross-fire upon deck. [ 5 ] The other pirate ship was boarded and found to be a convict ship formerly called the Eagle which had been sailing from London to Virginia with convicts but had been ...
Spanish raiders based in St. Augustine, Florida attack nearby settlements in Charleston, South Carolina as a response to the rising pirate haven in the Carolinas. A counterattack, planned by the French, is prohibited by recently arriving Governor James Colleton.
The copperhead is South Carolina’s most common venomous snake. Copperheads can be found throughout the state, and watching where you step is extremely important when dealing with these snakes ...
John and Lavinia Fisher, and other members of their gang, convicted of highway robbery in the Charleston Neck region were imprisoned here in 1819 to 1820. [3] Some of the last 19th-century high-seas pirates were jailed here in 1822 while they awaited hanging. [3] The Jail was active after the discovery of Denmark Vesey's planned slave revolt. [3]
After five hours of fighting the South Carolinians had suffered 30 casualties, with nine pirates also killed or injured. [1] The sloops were downstream, and when the water began to rise in the early afternoon, they were freed, while Bonnet's ships remained stranded. Rhett's ships repaired their rigging and raised their sails.