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  2. Jolly Roger - Wikipedia

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    Painting showing a French First Republic privateer flying a black Jolly Roger, signed and dated “Nicolas Cammillieri pinxit 1811”, with the inscription: “On the 14 Germinal year 7 of the French Republic (3 April 1796), in the Bay of Colonia on the coast of Spain, 4-hour long fight of the privateer Mouche, armed with an 8-pounder swivel gun, under Captain Jean Adrian, against a 16-nine ...

  3. Flag of Blackbeard - Wikipedia

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    The purported flag of Blackbeard, consisting of a horned skeleton using a spear to pierce a bleeding heart, is typically attributed to the pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. However, contrary to popular belief , there is no accurate description of any specific flag used by Blackbeard during his piracy beyond using black flags or ...

  4. List of pirates - Wikipedia

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    Pirate supposedly active in the Caribbean, off the American east coast, and the west coast of Africa. He was known for sparing his victims, and for being killed after announcing he had made a pact with the Devil. He is likely the fictional creation of Captain Charles Johnson, who presented his story among those of real historical pirates.

  5. Republic of Pirates - Wikipedia

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    In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, fictional character Edward Kenway helps to seize control of Nassau and establish the pirate republic with other major pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy. [17] [18] The TV series Black Sails is largely based on the history and famous historical pirate inhabitants of Nassau. Several characters' motivations are ...

  6. Bartholomew Roberts - Wikipedia

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    Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682 – 10 February 1722), born John Roberts, was a Welsh pirate who was, measured by vessels captured, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy. [2]

  7. Calico Jack - Wikipedia

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    Jack is one of sixteen historical pirates selectable as "Pirate King" in Tropico 2: Pirate Cove; The German heavy metal band Running Wild released a song named "Calico Jack" on their 1988 album Port Royal. In the Octonauts stories and television series, Kwazii's grandfather is named Calico Jack. The pirate Red Rackham (in the Tintin story Red ...

  8. Bloody flag - Wikipedia

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    Often called bloody flags or the bloody red (among other names, see § Names), pattern-free red flags were the traditional nautical symbol in European waters prior to the invention of flag signal codes to signify an intention to give battle and that 'no quarter would be given', indicating that surrender would not be accepted and all prisoners killed, but also vice versa, meaning that the one ...

  9. Emanuel Wynn - Wikipedia

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    Emanuel Wynn's flag. Most historians agree that Cranby's journal is the first witness account of a black Jolly Roger used aboard ship, [3] which Cranby described as "a sable ensign with cross bones, a death's head, and an hour glass" (the quotation is from Earle, Pirate Wars, p. 154) or "A Sable Flag with a White Death's Head and Crossed Bones in the Fly."

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