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Privateers were implicated in piracy for a number of complex reasons. For colonial authorities, successful privateers were skilled seafarers who brought in much-needed revenue, especially in newly settled colonial outposts. These skills and benefits often caused local authorities to overlook a privateer's shift into piracy when a war ended.
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. It was often difficult to distinguish between privateers, pirates, corsairs, and buccaneers.
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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
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
10 de sept. de 2020 · How a Rogue Navy of Private Ships Helped Win the American Revolution. A fleet of makeshift warships helmed by colonial 'privateers' ravaged British shipping. By: Christopher Klein. Updated:...
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. Todo a babor Historia naval de España y del mundo.
