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The Republic of Pirates was the base and stronghold of a loose confederacy run by privateers -turned- pirates in Nassau on New Providence island in the Bahamas during the Golden Age of Piracy [1] for about twelve years from 1706 until 1718. While it was not a republic in a formal sense, it was governed by an informal pirate code, which dictated ...
West Indies. Commands. Ranger (30-gun sloop) La Concorde (20-gun cargo ship) Benjamin Hornigold (c. 1680–1719) [1][verification needed] was an English pirate who operated during the tail end of the Golden Age of Piracy. Born in England in the late 17th century, Hornigold began his pirate career in 1713, attacking merchant ships in the Bahamas.
Nevertheless, in 1713, English pirates Thomas Barrow and Benjamin Hornigold did proclaim themselves the governors of a tangible pirate republic on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. They were joined by pirate captains such as Charles Vane , Thomas Burgess , Calico Jack and Blackbeard .
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]
The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and phased out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean began hunting and prosecuting pirates. The period during which pirates were most successful was from the 1650s to the 1730s.
Anne Bonny [a] (disappeared after 28 November 1720) [4] was a pirate who served under John “Calico Jack” Rackham.Amongst the few recorded female pirates in history, [5] she has become one of the most recognised pirates of the era as well as in the history of piracy in general.
Little is known of John West's life. [ 1] In 1713 he led one of several small pirate bands attacking the Spanish from their bases in the Bahamas. Hornigold, West, Daniel Stillwell, and John Cockram used canoes and open periauger boats and crews of two dozen men to raid off Cuba and Florida. [ 2] After several months of raiding they sailed back ...
History. Captain Martel, Escaping the Scarborough, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835012. 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 ...