Piracy

A view into those Wolves of The Sea.....Pirates and Piracy from History.

Omis Corsairs

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/omis-corsairs 31st Jul 2021 - A relatively unknown portion of The History of Piracy, The Omis Corsairs, were Croat Pirates who where based out of the Coastal Town of Omis in The Da …

John Murrell

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/john-murrell 31st Jul 2021 - Known as The “Great West Land Pirate”, John Andrews Murrell was both a Land Outlaw and Pirate along The Mississippi River in the 1830s. No …

Stede Bonnet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/stede-bonnet 31st Jul 2021 - Born around 1688 in Barbados (The Caribbean), he was sometimes referred to as “The Gentleman Pirate”. It was said that Captain Bonnet had …

Dusagge Sword

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/dusagge-sword 31st Jul 2021 - Of  German design, The Dusagge Sword was an unusual weapon, used primarily by Privateers and Pirates. Similar to the traditional Cutlass, this bl …

Elise Eskilsdotter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/elise-eskilsdotter 31st Jul 2021 - Only the very basic information is available regarding Elise Eskilsdotter. But what remains (either truth or myth), would read like a Hollywood script …

Charles Vane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/charles-vane 31st Jul 2021 - Born in 1680 (in England), Vane's career lasted from 1716 to 1719. He operated out of the abandoned Spanish Colonies of The Bahamas known as New Provi …

Roberto Confresi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/roberto-confresi 31st Jul 2021 - Born into a wealthy (Spanish) Family, Confresi lived as a boy and teenager in Puerto Rico (Spanish Colony). Due to the many Wars (and a lagging Econom …

Christopher Moody

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/christopher-moody 31st Jul 2021 - Born in England around 1694, little is known of Captain Moody's life. What is known is that he was a firm believer in showing “No Quarter” …

Rene Trouin

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/rene-trouin 31st Jul 2021 - Rene Trouin was a well known French ''Corsair'' (Privateer) – who operated for The French in the mid 18th Century. Born in Brittany in 1673, he …

Christopher Condent

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/christopher-condent 31st Jul 2021 - Born in Devon, England in 1690, - Condent started out his “sea training” aboard an American 12-gun Privateer Sloop (as a Quartermaster). H …

Richard Worley

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/richard-worley 31st Jul 2021 - There is not much known of Captain Richard Worley's past. Born in England in the early 1690s, he may have emigrated to the New York Colony (America). …

Thomas Howard

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/thomas-howard 31st Jul 2021 - Born in the mid-16th Century (exact year unknown), Howard was active in The Indian Ocean and The Red Sea. His Flagship The “Prosperous” (a …