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Henry Morgan's raid on Lake Maracaibo, also known as the Sack of Maracaibo and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo, was a military event that took place between 16 March and 21 May 1669 during the latter stage of the Anglo-Spanish War.
Sir Henry Morgan (Welsh: Harri Morgan; c. 1635 – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh [1] privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica , he and those under his command raided settlements and shipping ports on the Spanish Main , becoming wealthy as they did so.
The raid on Panama led to the arrest of Morgan after his arrival in Port Royal. Morgan was later released, and neither Collier nor anyone else seemed to be subject to arrest by colonial authorities. He later became a wealthy gentleman farmer retiring to his 1,000-acre (4.0 km 2) plantation in Jamaica, presented to him in 1668. He would spend ...
Morris would later serve under Morgan in his later raids against Puerto del Príncipe, Portobelo and Maracaibo. He took part in the raid on Panama in January 1671, with himself and Lawrence Prince leading the assault. Upon their return to Port Royal following the Panama raid, newly appointed governor Sir Thomas Lynch arrested Morgan whose ...
Privateer Henry Morgan destroys the Spanish fleet on Lake Maracaibo in 1669 The war's Caribbean component raged on much longer. [ 28 ] With Jamaica annexed the purpose of the Western Design (although failed in its primary objective of capturing the island of Hispaniola [ 29 ] ) survived the Protectorate itself, later to be revived in the raids ...
Now with only 500 buccaneers remaining, Morgan was persuaded to attempt a repeat of L'Olonnais' sack of Maracaibo instead. Dempster and six other commanders accompanied Morgan to Venezuela and joined his successful raid of Maracaibo and Gibraltar, the last record of Dempster's buccaneering. [5]
Henry Morgan's raid on Lake Maracaibo; P. Battle of Pratapgarh; S. Shakushain's revolt This page was last edited on 17 December 2023, at 01:55 (UTC). Text is ...
Pierre le Picard (c. 1624–1690?) was a 17th-century French buccaneer. [1] He was both an officer to l'Olonnais as well as Sir Henry Morgan, most notably taking part in his raids at Maracaibo and Panama, and may have been one of the first buccaneers to raid shipping on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts.