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2. Republic of Pirates - Wikipedia

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   The pirates ran their affairs using what was called the pirate code, which was the basis of their claim that their rule of New Providence constituted a kind of republic. [13] According to the code, the pirates ran their ships democratically, sharing plunder equally and selecting and deposing their captains by popular vote . [ 14 ]

3. 1715 in piracy - Wikipedia

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   December, 27th- Henry Jennings and five vessels from the Bahamas (including Charles Vane's) attack Spanish salvage teams recovering the remains of the Spanish 1715 Treasure Fleet, [1] plundering 350,000 pieces of eight.

4. 1660s in piracy - Wikipedia

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   Although divided largely by nationality, with the English in Jamaica and the French in Tortuga or St. Dominique, a large buccaneering presence is established in the various English, French and Dutch colonies in the Lesser Antilles.

5. Richard Noland - Wikipedia

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   New Providence, home port for Hornigold and other pirates of the "Flying Gang". Henry Johnson and Pedro Poleas - another English and Spanish pair who co-captained a pirate vessel. Nicholas de Concepcion - Another St. Augustine–based privateer for the Spanish, active at the same time as Noland.

6. Thomas Nichols (pirate) - Wikipedia

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   Jolly Roger flag of pirate Thomas Nichols, described as "in his flag a dart and a bleeding heart." Thomas Nichols (fl. 1717–1718) was a pirate active in the Caribbean and off the American east coast. He is best known as a leader among the "Flying Gang" of pirates operating out of New Providence.

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8. 1707 in piracy - Wikipedia

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   Kanhoji Angria, a pirate active between Bombay and the Malabar coast, is reported to have amassed "a fleet of considerable strength" after two years of harassing local merchantmen. Although politically distinct from the Maratha government , at least to some extent, he occupies a port city on the Maratha coast. [ 6 ]

9. Acts of grace (piracy) - Wikipedia

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   With the end of the first Anglo-Spanish war under James I, and the corresponding end to English privateering in 1603, English sailors resorted to piracy. [3] In 1611, Captain Richard Bishop became one of the first notable pirates to be pardoned, having surrendered partly due to qualms about attacking English ships. He was allowed to keep his ...