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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
15: ...was frequently attacked by [[Piracy|pirates]] and privateers, especially by then enemies of Portugal, such as ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
29: ...ic Ocean. The fleet came under attack by [[French privateers]] off the [[Cape of St. Vincent]], Portugal. Colu... - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
10: ...altic and the North Sea speedily swarmed with the privateers of the [[Victual Brothers]] or Vitalian Brotherho... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
76: ...treasure ships from the Americas; the most famous privateers included [[John Hawkins|Sir John Hawkins]] and [[... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
33: ...onnecticut|New London]], a major port for patriot privateers. - Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
6: ...n [[1680]]. His career began as a [[seaman]] on [[privateers]] sailing out of [[Jamaica]] during the [[War of ...
8: ...tired, taking advantage of an amnesty extended to privateers.
14: ...assau]] where he was named the Magistrate of the "Privateers Republic". The governor of [[North Carolina]], [[... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
75: The Barbary pirates were pirates and [[privateers]] that operated from North African (the "[[Barbar...
77: ...ndicating that they were considered as legitimate privateers by at least some of their opponents, as well as b...
114: ==Famous historical pirates/privateers==
162: ==Privateers==
164: ...n's rejection of such defenses. Furthermore, many privateers exceeded the bounds of their letters of marque by... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
13: ...3]]. With a crew including many [[France|French]] privateers and [[Cimaroons]] (African slaves who had escaped... - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
10: ...being the only pay. Thus Morgan and his crew were privateers, not [[pirate]]s. Accordingly, after ravaging the...
31: [[Category:Privateers|Morgan, Henry]] - Pirate (23151 bytes)
8: ...or. Buccaneers were also occasionally employed as privateers.
14: ... with commissions from a government are called '''privateers''' or '''[[corsair]]s''', which in modern Arabic ...
24: ...|Barbary Corsairs]] of the [[Mediterranean]] were privateers, as were the [[Maltese Corsairs]], who were autho...
28: ...val vessels, these commerce raiders were not even privateers, much less pirates. Many of these commerce raider...
181: ==Notable privateers== - War of 1812 (34444 bytes)
165: ...ere also preoccupied in their pursuit of American privateers. The British government, having need of American ...
171: ...timore]], a busy port and a key base for American privateers. The subsequent [[Battle of Baltimore]] began wi... - Platinum (10600 bytes)
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