The other is bartholomew Roberts, nicknamed "Black Baron" (also called Black Baron), who likes gorgeous clothes and is full of jewels. He doesn't drink or drink tea. He has elegant language and is good at bragging. Roberts was one of the first leaders to develop and expand the Piracy Code. He put forward the principle that "if you violate the Piracy Code, you will be punished by death"-this principle runs through the whole code. However, Edward Watt, nicknamed "Blackbeard", became another symbol because of his bad temper. It is said that he would twist a burning letter in his long beard before going into battle to increase deterrence. Blackbeard was only 30 years old when he was killed. Last year, the United States salvaged the wreckage of Blackbeard's warship, but so far no one has found Blackbeard's treasure. He once said that only the devil and himself know where his treasure is.
The pirate code stipulates that women can't go on deck, but there are also records of female pirates in history. The famous anne bernie and mary read, disguised as men, are fierce and aggressive. They were sentenced to death on 1720, but they were relieved because of pregnancy. Mary read died in prison before giving birth, and anne bernie mysteriously "disappeared into the air" after the trial.
Perhaps the most unlucky pirate in history is Captain Kidd. Born in Scotland, he was originally a navy general. He was hired by powerful people to fight pirates, but he accidentally hit the ship of the East India Company. Rumor spread to London that Kidd had become a pirate and he was wanted. In order to protect himself and stabilize the sailors, he had to be a pirate, and finally he was hanged by the British government on the Thames until his death.
Piracy has gradually become popular since16th century. Due to the improvement of science and technology, larger and faster ships also appeared, and the expansion of colonies began with various forms and goods transported by sea. The dispute over interests and colonial rights made those ambitious sailors find it a good opportunity to make a fortune legally while taking advantage of the chaos. For example, British privateers can attack and plunder Spanish ships without worrying about breaking the law. On the other hand, pirates in North Africa have the authorization to hijack British ships./kloc-The pirates in Madagascar in the 8th century represented the interests of the French king. Since ancient times, the coastal areas of Babari, from western Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean, have been famous for rampant piracy. From 1500 to 1800, the coast in this area was occupied by Muslims of the Turkish Empire. /kloc-At the beginning of the 6th century, these places were the center of piracy.
Barbary pirates refer to all Muslim pirates active on the coast of North Africa. The captains from Algiers and Tunisia usually have some wealthy supporters behind them, who can get a bonus of 10% from the profits of pirates. /kloc-before the 0/7th century, pirates used galleons until Simon Dancer appeared. Simon, a defector from Fahlander, taught pirates how to sail more skillfully. Piracy in North Africa has a long history, which we have mentioned before, which makes it have a political position in the16th century. Many Muslim pirates set off from the coast of North Africa. Their most prosperous period was17th century, but there were still activities until19th century. Barbarossa, the most famous pirate in North Africa, joined forces with Algeria and Tunisia to carry out military autonomy in the territory of the Turkish Empire and maintain his own economic system through pirates. With the arrival of the powerful Moors of Bart and Detuan (1609), Morocco became the central stronghold of pirates and the Sultan of Alawi. Sultan Allawi quickly took control of the two republics and encouraged pirates as the main source of income. /kloc-in the 7th century, Algeria and Tunisia formed a joint fleet. By 1650, they had only 30,000 prisoners in Algiers. /kloc-In the 9th century, pirates were also the cause of the war between Tripoli, Tania and the United States. After 18 15, the British tried to suppress the pirates in Algeria, but it was not until 1830 that the French really ended the piracy activities here.
After the American War of Independence (1775- 1783), the United States agreed to pay to avoid being attacked, but then the United States attacked several States in the Barbary area and helped to end the piracy activities here. Later, until the beginning of the 20th century, European countries gained control over the coastal areas of Babari.
A different kind of pirate (at least with a different name) appeared. They are the so-called West Indian pirates. They were hired by the government to take part in the Spanish war of succession to the throne (1701-1714). West Indian pirates refer to adventurers from Britain, Holland and France in the17th century. West Indian pirates are generally different from private pirates authorized by the government, and are also different from those pirates who attack all countries.
West Indian pirates refer to those pirates who mainly hunted Spanish merchant ships in America in the 16 and 17 centuries. With the development of steam engines at the end of 18 and the expansion of British and American naval fleets at the beginning of 2009, pirates gradually decreased. At first, the headquarters of the West Indian pirates was a small island named Tortu Ga, located on the northwest coast of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti). Later, pirates in the West Indies used Jamaica as their base of activities. They occupied Panama at 167 1. Many pirates were active in the era of Elizabeth I, when Britain was competing with Spain for world dominance. One of the most famous pirates is Sir Francis Drake. When he traveled around the world, all the Spanish ships he met on the way were looted by him, and so was the Spanish colony California. But at this time, Britain has not publicly declared war on Spain. In September, Drake and another pirate, john howe Jenkins, fought a big battle with the British fleet in San Juan and were almost captured. They were very angry at Britain's betrayal, but on the contrary, Spain pardoned their behavior-a wise strategy to deal with pirates.
17 and 18 centuries were the peak periods of piracy, during which many notorious pirates (Blackbeard, Morgan and others) were active. This is also the period that we should focus on.
During this period, pirates in the Far East were also very active, although they didn't know much about it. Zheng Zhilong (17th century) was a pirate leader in China, who gained great power during the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China. As a child, Zheng Zhilong worked in the Portuguese colony in Macau, where he got a western name, Nicholas Gaspar. After leaving Macao, he joined pirates and targeted Dutch and domestic merchant ships. 1628, he was recruited by the government to help defend Dutch ships and pirates along the coast. Soon, he gained wealth and power.