Benjamin Hornigold
Captain Benjamin Hornigold (* 1680 in Norfolk , † 1719 against Mexico) was privateer on behalf of the British Crown in the War of Spanish Succession , active 1716-1717 as a pirate, pirate hunter later.
Life
Captain Hornigold left New Providence with "Blackbeard" Edward Thatch in his crew. He captured a sloop , which he put under Thatch. They looted six ships off the American coast in 1717 and went on a foray into the Caribbean . On November 28, 1717, they captured a French ship full of gold, precious stones, slaves and other loot, the La Concorde under the command of Captain Pierre Dosset . Hornigold handed the La Concorde over to Blackbeard, who renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge . After that, they parted ways. Four crew members from La Concorde joined Blackbeard. Others were released by Blackbeard on the Grenadine island of Bequia . The rest of the crew, including the cook, surgeon and pilot, were pressed into service by Blackbeard. The total value of the booty was over £ 1,000.
Blackbeard went to America and Hornigold to New Providence. When Woodes Rogers , also a former pirate, was appointed governor of the Bahamas, Hornigold accepted his offer of royal pardon. Rogers hired Hornigold to hunt down other pirates, including John Auger and Charles Vane . In 1719 Hornigold was sent on a trade trip to Mexico. His ship ran into a reef offshore and sank. The entire crew and Hornigold himself were killed.
literature
- Sean Moron: Hornigold, Benjamin (1680-1719) . In: Christopher R. Fee, Jeffrey B. Webb (Eds.): American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore. Volume I: A-F . ABC – Clio, Santa Barbara (CA) 2016, ISBN 978-1-4408-4572-7 , pp. 482 , 483
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hornigold, Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Buccaneers and later pirate hunters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1719 |
| Place of death | before Mexico |