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Privateers were a large part of the total military force at sea during the 17th and 18th centuries. In the first Anglo-Dutch War, English privateers attacked the trade on which the United Provinces entirely depended
A privateer was a pirate with papers. As the name suggests, privateers were private individuals commissioned by governments to carry out quasi-military activities. They would sail in privately owned armed ships, robbing merchant vessels and pillaging settlements belonging to a rival country.
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privateer, privately owned armed vessel commissioned by a belligerent state to attack enemy ships, usually vessels of commerce. Privateering was carried on by all nations from the earliest times until the 19th century.
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18 de ene. de 2022 · How are privateers different from buccaneers and corsairs? While the terms ‘buccaneer’ and ‘corsair’ can refer to both pirates and privateers, the difference between the former pair had more to do with geography.
- Elinor Evans
3 de jul. de 2020 · The sea dogs, as they were disparagingly called by the Spanish authorities, were privateers who, with the consent and sometimes financial support of Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603 CE), attacked and plundered Spanish colonial settlements and treasure ships in the second half of the 16th century CE.
- Mark Cartwright
4 de mar. de 2019 · Privateers were men and ships in the semi-employ of a nation that was at war. Privateers were private ships encouraged to attack enemy ships, ports, and interests. They had the official sanction and protection of the sponsoring nation and had to share a portion of the plunder.
27 de abr. de 2017 · Los privateers norteamericanos fueron corsarios al servicio de los rebeldes contra Gran Bretaña. Esta es la historia de una idea de Benjamin Franklin.
