Thursday, February 28, 2013

Adventures on the High Seas - What exactly are Pirates, Buccaneers and Privateers ?

Sea- Going bandits of the high seas can be classified into three categories:-

A Privateer:-
Countries hired Privateers. England would hire them to  attack Frenchm Dutch or Spanish ships and ports.

A Pirate:-
Pirates hold no allegiance to any country or person. They would plunder and attack any ship of port  - excpet those owned of occupied by another pirate.

A Buccaneer:-
The Buccaneer had a vengeance against the Spanish. They attacked only Spainish ships and ports.

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