Pirate killers : the Royal Navy and the African pirates / Graham A. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Graham A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pirates--Africa.

Pirates.

England--History, Naval.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire [England] : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One hundred and fifty years ago the Royal Navy fought a daring campaign against ruthless pirates and won. On West African shores they killed 'The King of the Pirates', Bartholomew Roberts and captured his fleet. Scores of his men were executed by the Admiralty Court. On the Barbary Coast of North Africa pirates preyed on shipping in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic as they had done for centuries and they terrorized the populations of the coastal towns. To them, piracy was a way of life, and the great sea-powers of the day couldn't stop them. Then, in one of the most remarkable - and neglecte

Contents:

Preface; Introduction: Danger in the Mediterranean; 1. First Blood: The Seventeenth Century; 2. Madagascar: Pirate Haven; 3. West Africa; 4. Black Bart is Dead; 5. Trial and Execution; 6. The Battle of Algiers: The Road to Destruction; 7. The Battle of Algiers: The Fleet Sails; 8. The Battle Proper; 9. Black Charlie and the Reef (Riff) Pirates; 10. The Reefians (Riffians); 11. Twenty-First-Century Piracy: The Mayhem Continues; Annex A: Survey of the Reef Coast; Annex B: Reef Pirate Activity and the Navy's Response; Annex C: Conversation between British Consul at Tangier and ReefianPirates

Annex D: Letter from Seaman John FosterAnnex E: Pirates Executed at Cape Coast Castle by Admiralty Court; Annex F: Chronology Leading up to the Battle of Algiers; Notes; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781299199040

1299199046

9781844683581

1844683583

OCLC:

797917267