Privateer

boots. The small cocked hats and round hats were the headgear for male pirates while handkerchiefs and bandannas were tied around their heads by both male and female pirates. A Privateer is any individual granted license by their government to attack shipping belonging to an enemy government usually during a war. Privateers are like private contractors They receive a Letter of Marque from their nations Admiralty which grants them permission to raid enemy ships and keep a percentage of the spoils…

Primary Source Analysis A life on the high seas full of capturing other ships and exploring the world seems exciting. The reality for many 16th and 17th century pirates and privateers was anything but. Some turned to the sea life for relief from disastrous conditions. Others because they could make easy money. With the travel first to the new world, then later around the globe the riches that could be reached from the sea were innumerable—quite the reason to board a ship and sail away.…

The life of Jean Laffite was full of adventure, danger, and mystery. Many tales have been told about Laffite but there are frequent questions about the truth of these stories. Jean Laffite was often called ruthless and cruel. Although, many women said he was quite a gentleman. To some he was a villain, but to others he was a hero. So if you're wondering who Jean Laffite was and what his life was like some of your questions are about to be answered. Jean Laffite’s early years were filled with…

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Fleury was an active privateer and was involved in naval warfare. In the early 1522 he sighted three Spanish ships and ordered his “five ship squadron” to attack(“Jean Fleury”). Although one of these ships managed to escape the other two weren’t as lucky. After he captured the two ships he decided to capture several more.(“Privateers...Gold”) The following year Fleury and his colleague Jean Terrain set off on another expedition…

John Hawkins: Renaissance admiral John Hawkins was an English admiral and privateer during the Renaissance. He spent majority of his adult life as a slave trader and, eventually, helped defeat the Spanish Armada (Funk, 1, “Hawkins, Sir John”). Hawkins, an admiral during the Renaissance, made a large difference during the time that he was alive. Hawkins, born in 1532 in Plymouth, England (Funk, 1, “Hawkins, Sir John”). He originally began his life as a merchant and later became the first…

Operating in the North Atlantic, the american privateers often stopped at French ports for refitting and supplies. According to “Royal Navy” Though she was legally a neutral nation until 1778, France turned a blind eye to the presence of American privateers in French ports which made them good allies. "Royal Navy” also states, After the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777, the French signed an alliance with the Americans, and privateers as well as ships of the Continental Navy began openly…

It wasn’t all about treasure and booze, although that was a major part of their lives. Some of them worked for the crown as privateers. These privateer pirates were Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Henry Morgan , the first two most influential pirates. Yes, the other pirates mentioned in this film robbed and plundered, but they were relevant after the main form of piracy was developed and privateering…

Introduction Newport, Rhode Island was a safe haven for pirates during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, especially from the late 1600s to the early 1700s. This perhaps is surprising considering that Rhode Island was established by Puritans, but it is important to note that these Puritans were not as devout as the first generation that had settled the colonies. In fact, Rhode Island was a place where the non-traditional colonists’ could belong. Still, pirates were a part of the daily…

Unfortunately for merchant interests, enticing pirates to quit their criminal endeavors failed as badly as the military efforts to stop them. Although pardons were successful at bringing pirates into shore, they did not keep them for long. Many shook the hand of the governor, swore his allegiance to the crown, and then shortly returned to preying on vessels at sea. The failure of pardons to slow the proliferation of piracy cannot all be blamed on piratical greed. Pardons were specific to…