Edward England (née Edward Seegar ) is a famous pirate of the African coast and the Indian Ocean from 1717 to 1720. He sailed on the Pearl ships (renamed England as Royal James) and Fancy ”, which was exchanged by“ Pearl ”in 1720. Its flag was the classic Jolly Roger with a skull above two crossed femurs on a black background.
| Edward England | |
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| Edward england | |
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| Birth name | Edward seegar |
| Date of Birth | c. 1690 |
| Place of Birth | Ireland |
| Date of death | 1720 (~ 30 years) |
| Place of death | St. Augustine's Bay, Madagascar |
| Nationality |  Ireland |
| Occupation | pirate |
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Biography
Beginning of a pirate career
Born in Ireland , England ended up in Jamaica and became assistant sloop captain. He was captured by pirate captain Christopher Winter and was forced to join his team. Winter probably took England to the pirate base in Nassau , Bahamas , as England was then reported as quartermaster of Charles Wayne in March 1718. Wayne's sloop, Lark, was captured by the Royal Navy , but England and the rest of the crew were released to convey to the other Nassau pirates the tidings granted by the King.
In the rank of captain
Wayne assigned the crew of the captured ship to England in mid-1718. England headed to the west coast of Africa , where he plundered many ships carrying slaves . Edward England and his team were in the African city for some time, but there was a conflict between the pirates over local women. Having escaped from the city with battle, the pirates set sail and went into the ocean .
By 1720, England reached the Indian Ocean, where he joined forces with pirate captain Oliver Levasser , nicknamed "The Buzzard ." England and Levasser attacked the East India ship of James MacRae; the first attack of the pirates was repelled, but then luck smiled at them: they managed to drive Macrae's ship to the shore and then capture it. England ordered sparing the life of MacRae; England's quartermaster, John Taylor, became indignant over this decision and invited the team to vote to remove England from command of the ship.
Subsequently, England was landed in Mauritius with three other crew members, where they built a small raft and on it got to St. Augustine's Bay in Madagascar . For a while, England survived by begging . And, in the end, he died at the end of 1720.
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Literature
- Gubarev V.K. 100 Great Pirates. - M .: Veche, 2011 .-- 432 p. - A series of "100 great."
- Rogozhinsky Jean. Encyclopedia of pirates. - M .: Veche, 1998 .-- 679 p.