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Mary Rose Raid and Morgan Seize the King's Ship
Sir Henry Morgan leads a bold assault on the Mary Rose off Jamaica as Admiral Sir John Kempthorne is killed in a clash aboard the frigate. Morgan overpowers the defender and declares the ship his, signaling a return to buccaneer violence and renewed piracy.
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Dillingham Company
Henry Morgan
England
Jamaica
Benjamin Holmgold
Meergon
Morgan
Sawkins
Aconvoy
Mediterranean
Ino
Kempthorne
Mary Rose
King James
West India Squadron
Sir John
Hornigold
Lord Carlingford
Sir John Kempthorne
Carib
Morgar