2. The female pirate Anne Bowly Anne Bonny is one of the most famous female pirates in history, she was the daughter of a plantation owner.

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infoAt the beginning of the 18th century, she left her hometown to join the pirate leader "Cotton Jack"

began his career as a pirate.

During a battle with the encirclement army, due to her lack of actual combat command experience, Anne Bowley could not resist the swarming British army, and after a desperate fight, she was seriously wounded and captured by the British army.

On November 16, 1720, a trial was held at the Court of Santiago de la Vega on the island of Jamaica, and Anne and all the pirates who followed her were sentenced to death.

3. The pirate prince Black Sam Sam Bellamy (Samuelbellamy) lived only twenty-eight years old.

In his limited life, Bellamy made himself "black Sam" through several daring acts of sea hijacking

The famous nickname spread throughout the pirate world of the New World, so he was also known as the "Pirate Prince"

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Sam Bellamy created his pirate base on the island of Lablanquilla in Venezuela in the eighteenth century and hid many treasures.

The treasures were discovered in 1984 and the Venezuelan government will begin using them in June 2007 to build a national tourist facility.

At that time, there were few ships passing by the island of Lablanquilla as far as could be seen.

Colin Wood, the author of The Pirate Republic, thinks it's a very good hiding place for those trying to escape the laws of Barbados and French Martinique.

4. Chinese female pirate Zheng Shi In the golden age of piracy, the most famous Chinese pirate was Zheng Shi.

Zheng Shi was born in the ** clan and was kidnapped by the pirate Zheng Yi in 1801, and after Zheng Yi's death, she became the most powerful female pirate captain at the time.

At its peak, Zheng Shi was in control of a pirate fleet of hundreds of ships.

In 1811, Zheng Shi finally decided to accept the imperial court's recruitment.

Zheng Shishi and others led more than 270 ships equipped with 1,200 artillery pieces and 16,000 troops to surrender to the imperial court, and were awarded the title of thousand generals by the Qing government.

Zheng Shi finally made the choice to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and even at the time there was a great deal of resistance.

Just as he was about to surrender, there was a large opposition to surrender within the pirates, and there were not a few who scolded him for betraying and rebelling.

After Zheng Shi's surrender, her pirate followers in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia numbered tens of thousands, who had always refused to surrender to the imperial court.

5. Bartholomewroberts was one of the most successful pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy, controlling a wide range of seas from Africa all the way to the Caribbean.

In just four years, his pirate fleet had a maximum of four hundred pirate ships.

Roberts was known for being cold-blooded, and never left a living after a hijacking.

Robert did not become a pirate until he was thirty-seven years old, and he began to participate in the slave caravans in 1719.

Roberts later joined Davis's pirate ship, and a few weeks later Davis was killed and he took over as captain.

He was brilliant and brave in battle, and always took the lead in boarding enemy ships.

He perfected Henry Morgan's code of pirates and enforced it in his own ranks.

Roberts was known for his frenzied plundering, plundering not only merchant ships, but also the navy, and his flagship "Royal Fortune"

No., it is the snatched French ** ship.

He is said to have plundered hundreds of ships in his lifetime, and his territory stretched as far afield as Brazil and as far back as Newfoundland and West Africa, rivaling Henry Morgan in number and one of the best in the entire history of piracy.

6. Is Captain Kidd an armed civilian ship or a pirate ship?

There has been no definitive verdict on the assessment of Captain William Kidd (kidd).

Kidd was initially the captain of armed civilian ships hired by the British government, and he was finally hanged for piracy in 1701.

In 2008, archaeologists announced that they had found the wreckage of a shipwreck, such as a cannon and an anchor, located 21 meters from the coastline and about three meters underwater on the Caribbean island of Catarina, and confirmed that the wreckage was the "king of pirates" of the 17th century

Captain Kidd

's Ship - "Quaduff Merchant"

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According to the sources, the "Quedaf merchant"

It was once filled with priceless gold, silver, silk and other treasures, and many treasure hunters around the world are still frantically searching for its whereabouts.

Archaeologists say they were surprised to find that the ship's wreckage was so well preserved that it showed no signs of being destroyed by treasure hunters, but that the ship's treasures were long gone.

This gives the mysterious "Captain Kidd"

A new veil was cast.

7. Henry Morgan "Captain Morgan"

(henryman) was once synonymous with pirate bosses.

Morgan initially led armed civilian ships through the Caribbean and later became a true pirate.

He is best known for his looting and destruction of the Spanish colony of Panama City.

Sixteen-year-old Harry, a famous European pirate, joins Captain Morgan's recruiting team to follow the legendary hero on his adventures.

He soon took part in a battle of his life: the pirate governor on the island of San Gadalina was captured by the Spanish navy, and Captain Morgan deployed a well-planned rescue mission.

Harry encountered unimaginable dangers during the rescue, but eventually escaped without any problems.

8, Cotton Jack as the advocate of the pirate flag, the pirate leader "Cotton Jack"

In fact, there are not many commendable pirate deeds left.

He is best known for his alliance with Anne-Bowney and his tragic death.

"Cotton Jack"

Formerly known as John Leckham, he got such a nickname because he always wore striped trousers and a coat.

"Cotton Jack"

began his career as a pirate with his mastery of Charles Wayne's ships.

Wayne is the captain of a pirate treasure ship and is thwarted in a fight with a French soldier.

"Cotton Jack"

Enraged by Wayne's cowardice, he led his men in a mutiny, driving Wayne and his supporters into a small sailboat and banishing them.

Royal Governor Woodes Rogers' Pirate Raider Attacks "Cotton Jack"

Anne and Mary were on board at the time.

In battle, "Cotton Jack"

Escaping, he and his accomplices hid in the hold, leaving Anne and Mary on deck to fight the British.

In 1720, Jack was arrested, hanged, and tar-coated in tar.

9. Francis Drake is also a controversial figure.

In the eyes of some, he is a nobleman; To others, he was a pirate.

Born into a poor peasant family in Devon, England, Drake worked his way from apprentice to sailor and eventually as a merchant naval captain.

In 1568, Drake and his cousin John Hawkins led five slave ships to Mexico, where they were hit by a storm and asked for aid from Spanish ports.

But the Spaniards' deception of them nearly cost him his life.

From then on, he vowed to take revenge on Spain for the rest of his life.

He led a fleet around the globe, engaged in piracy and the slave trade in the Caribbean, and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1568.

10, Redbeard brother Redbeard Eric is also known as "Red Devil Eric"

or "Redhead Eric"

and "Eric in Red"

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"Redbeard"

It is a nickname given by Europeans to Turkey's most famous pirate captain brother.

XVI century, "Red Beard"

Using North Africa as a base, the brothers led their pirate fleets to raid many towns along the Mediterranean coast.