Piracy

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

Emmanuel Wynn

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/emmanuel-wynn 31st Jul 2021 - Extremely little is known of Captain Wynn's life. Another of the first Captain's to use The Jolly Roger to identify himself as a Pirate, Wynn was know …

William Kidd

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/william-kidd 31st Jul 2021 - William Kidd was born in Scotland in 1645. Historians have often debated that Kidd was either one of the most famous of Pirates (as with Blackbeard), …

Jean Lafitte

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/jean-lafitte 31st Jul 2021 - Jean Lafitte was a French-American Pirate and Privateer who operated in The Gulf of Mexico. Possibly born in France around 1780 he made his way to Hai …

William Fly

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/william-fly 31st Jul 2021 - His birth date is unknown, but Captain William Fly (an American), raided the coast of New England and surrounding areas in the mid-1720s. Targeting Co …

Edward Coates

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/edward-coates 31st Jul 2021 - Edward Coates was an American Pirate who operated in the late 17th Century – primarily in The Indian Ocean and The Red Sea. He had learned his t …

Boarding Axe

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/boarding-axe 31st Jul 2021 - With the advent of Sailing Ships for warfare, so was a tactic needed to successfully capture an enemies ship. Although the ultimate goal was to sink o …

Grace O'Malley

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/grace-omalley 31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, Females were no stranger to the life of The ''Sea Wolves'', or Pirates of the 17th Century. One such was Grace O' Malley. Grace's sto …

John Gow

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/john-gow 31st Jul 2021 - His life is very obscured (and possible fabricated, according to some Historians). Almost all his information (and legend) comes from “The Gener …

William Greaves

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/william-greaves 31st Jul 2021 - William ''Red Legged'' Greaves was born in Scotland around 1649. His parents were said to have been supporters (Royalists) in The War of The Three Kin …

Jean de Vence

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/jean-de-vence 31st Jul 2021 - A French Naval Officer and Privateer by Marque with The (then) American Colonies, Jean de Vence was born in Marseille, France in 1747. Son of a Middle …

John Callis

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/john-callis 31st Jul 2021 - A little known Pirate, John was born in South Wales (possibly in the 1520s). He (and his ship) concentrated on raiding Commerce Ships along The Wales …

Thomas Anstis

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/thomas-anstis 31st Jul 2021 - Born in England, Anstis served on various Pirate and Privateer Ships in the early 18th Century. He specialized in raiding The Eastern Coast of America …