Scourge of the Carolina Coast Pirate Charles Vane
The article recounts Charles Vane as a feared early 18th century pirate known as the Scourge of the Carolina Coast. He raided ships from Florida to New York, clashed with Governor Rhett, allied briefly with Blackbeard, was marooned after refusing to fight a French warship, survived a shipwreck near Honduras, and was eventually captured and hanged in Jamaica after captains Holtford and Holford exposed him.
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Carolina Coast
Carolinas
West Indies
Atlantic Seaboard
Charles Vane
Xirhheart
Vane
Gulf of Florida
Florida
New York
South Carolina
Rhet
Blackbeard
Honduras
Captain Holford
Holford
Jamaica
Calico Jack Rackham's career and end as pirate captain
The article recounts John Rackham known as Calico Jack who rose to captain after Charles Vane was deposed. It notes prize captures near Jamaica and the Bahamas, a Christmas revelry, two women pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and Rackham's capture and execution at Gallows Point Jamaica on November 17.
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Charles Vane
Caroling Coast
John Rackham
Calico Jack
Vane
America
Rackham
Madeira
Jamaica
Newgate Prison
England
Bahamas
Woodes Rogers
Cuba
West Indies
Anne Benny
Mary Read
Anne
Point Royal
High Seas
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