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Benjamin Hornigold (c. 1680–1719) [1] [verification needed] was an English pirate towards the 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 .
Hornigold called this group of ruffians the Flying Gang and took over Nassau, making it a pirate haven. Hornigold remained reluctant to attack English ships, though he would encourage his allies, such as Samuel Bellamy, to do so. Hornigold's patriotism was infuriating for his crew members and they mutinied and cast Hornigold aside as captain.
John Cockram [a] (fl. 1689–1729) was a pirate, trader, and pirate hunter in the Caribbean, best known for his association with Admiral Benjamin Hornigold. History [ edit ]
In April 1717 he was sailing alongside Benjamin Hornigold. [1] They plundered several vessels in quick succession off Puerto Bello and Jamaica until they were chased away by HMS Winchelsea near Cuba. Napin parted from Hornigold by the summer of 1717, though he continued to sail with Hornigold sporadically until that October. [1]
The republic was dominated by two famous pirates who were bitter rivals – Benjamin Hornigold and Henry Jennings. Hornigold was mentor to pirates such as the famous Edward Teach, known as "Blackbeard", along with Sam Bellamy and Stede Bonnet. Jennings was mentor to Charles Vane, "Calico" Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read.
Image credits: Fototeca Storica Nazionale / Getty Images #4 Black Sam Bellamy. An English pirate, Black Sam Bellamy, was born in Devon, England, around 1689-1690. He sailed to America, seeking ...
Late February – Black Sam Bellamy in the Sultana takes the Whydah Gally near Jamaica and keeps it for his own use. April 1 – Benjamin Hornigold and a pirate named Napping capture a large armed sloop, the Bennet, out of Jamaica. [1] April 4 – At Bluefield's Bay in Jamaica, Hornigold and Napping capture the sloop Revenge carrying a load of ...
Possibly about 1716, he joined the crew of Captain Benjamin Hornigold, a renowned pirate who operated from New Providence's safe waters. In 1716, Hornigold placed Teach in charge of a sloop he had taken as a prize. [11] In early 1717, Hornigold and Teach, each captaining a sloop, set out for the mainland.