The Battle of Boca Teacapan was the result of a United States Navy expedition to destroy a Mexican pirate ship which was attacking targets in the Pacific...

Mary Ormond' (born c. 1702, died c. 1759) was the wife of the notorious English pirate Blackbeard. She was notable for her marriage to Edward Teach, better...

and boats from the United States Navy sloop-of-war USS Mohican destroyed her in the Battle of Boca Teacapan in 1870. Forward was built by W & H Pitcher...

earlier battle with Tew, Fateh Muhammed's crew put up little resistance, and Every's pirates sacked the ship and came away with £40,000 worth of treasure...

Keelhauling (Dutch kielhalen; "to drag along the keel") is a form of punishment and potential execution once meted out to sailors at sea. The sailor was...

of the Caribbean Online, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, Disney Magic Kingdoms and Fortnite Battle Royale. and Disney Speedstorm. Keira...

he had expected. During the battle, Maynard and Blackbeard ended up in hand-to-hand combat. In a point blank exchange of pistol fire, Maynard hit Blackbeard...

subsequently reunite with Luffy at the ruins of Oden Castle, where the samurai Kin'emon discusses a decisive battle against the Beast Pirates, led by Kaido...

command of Captain Morgan, who was killed in battle. In the flashback, as reminisced upon by Salazar, the Silent Mary attacked pirate ships in battle until...

military land action overseas of the United States was executed by the US Marines and the US Navy in 1805 at the Battle of Derna, at Tripoli, a coastal...

50% of their men during the Battle of Makariv under the leadership of Medvedev. 2023 Wagner Group mutiny Coup d'état Fragging Insubordination List of revolutions...

Treatises of Government and Commentaries on the Laws of England as the bases of property ownership. In her book, property is part of a "matrix of rights...

two separate batteries of guns on island vantage points and battled the navy for two full days, until the warships ran out of ammunition and were forced...

USS Vesuvius was a bomb ketch, and the first ship of the United States Navy named for the Italian volcano. Vesuvius was built by Jacob Coffin at Newburyport...

is often compared with Poe's "tales of ratiocination" as an early form of detective fiction. Poe became aware of the public's interest in secret writing...

Colony Pilgrims of 1620, evidence suggests that the blunderbuss was relatively scarce in the American colonies. After the Battle of Lexington in 1775...

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22 November 1718, following a ferocious battle, Teach and several of his crew were killed by a small force of sailors led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard...

of the Golden Age of Piracy. Vane was likely born in the Kingdom of England around 1680. One of his first pirate ventures was under the leadership of...

Adams, known as Jack Adams (4 July 1767– 5 March 1829), was the last survivor of the Bounty mutineers who settled on Pitcairn Island in January 1790, the year...

Buried treasure is a literary trope commonly associated with depictions of pirates, alongside Vikings, criminals, and Old West outlaws. According to popular...

was a term that became popular on both the West Coast of the United States and the East Coast of the United States during the 19th century. The term "oyster...

Carrinas, in a six-hour battle at the river Aesis, only to be blockaded by Carbo himself. When word of Sulla's victory at the Battle of Sacriportus reached...

Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Most likely built as...

identified as the ship's boatswain. He is one of two pirates (the other being Starkey) who survive the final battle between the children and the pirates, and...

Manhattan. It was while wandering the dockyards in the spring of 1869 that she witnessed members of the Charlton Street Gang unsuccessfully attempting to board...

marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of the intended characters. A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two long bones crossed...

Mackenzie (1803-1848). Midshipman Philip Spencer (1823-1842) was accused of plotting to overthrow Mackenzie and use the Somers for piracy. Spencer was...

receiving an excellent education. During the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), he procured a letter of marque from King Louis XIV and became a privateer...

Flint is a fictional golden age pirate captain who features in a number of novels, television series, and films. The original character was created by...