Henry Morgan Essay

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He formed his legacy as one of the most notorious buccaneers of history. Henry Morgan was born around 1635 in Llanrhymny, Wells.He joined the England forces which attacked and robbed Spanish colonies in the Caribbean . There he built his buccaneer career first as a common soldier and soon as a respected sailor. By joining a famous captain, Chirstopher Myngs and his fleet on some of his expeditions, Morgan gained much more naval experience. “Finally, in 1662, he became a captain of a little privateering vessel. His first great raid was in 1664, when a group of buccaneer captains harassed jointly” (Blackbeard Killed of North Carolina). In Blacbeard or Edward Teach he began his pirate career in 1713, he took over two ships with 26 gun french merchantmen and it increased his armament to 40 guns, and he renamed it The Queen Anne’s …show more content…
Like Blackbeard, he took over merchantmen and he renamed a ship as The Queen Anne’s Revenge. Henry Morgan was a adventurous pirate and he formed his legacy to be one of the most notorious buccaneers of history. The difference between them was that Henry Morgan was a Welsh Navy Admiral and raided Spains Caribbean colonies. My legends that I used in the Caribbean were two men who fought at Caribbean and somewhat rule the sea with their strong braveness

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