Especially after16th century, pirates appeared in the coastal areas with developed navigation and commerce.

The main feature of this criminal industry is that pirates are not individual criminals, but often rob in the form of criminal groups.

1. Francis Drake was born in a poor peasant family in Devon, England. He was an apprentice to a sailor and eventually became the captain of a merchant ship. His position and experience are the most special in history.

1568, Drake and his cousin john howe Jenkins led five slave ship ships to Mexico. They needed help from Spanish ports because of the storm.

But the Spanish lied to them and almost killed him.

From then on, he vowed to take revenge on Spain in his lifetime.

1588 On the morning of July 22nd, the British fleet wedged into the Spanish fleet in a "single long line" formation. Due to advanced tactics and flexibility, no ship was captured by the Spanish army. By July 25th, Spain had lost one-tenth of its ships, while Britain joined Lord Seymour's reinforcements, bringing the total number of ships to 136. On the evening of July 28,

From 9: 00 a.m. to 6: 00 p.m. on the 29th, the two fleets did not form each other, but fought in groups of three and five until there were no shells. Spain lost nearly half of its ships, with 1400 dead, while the British lost one, with less than 100 dead. This is the famous naval battle between Britain and the West in history. Since then, Spain has been devastated, and Britain has gradually replaced it as the maritime hegemon.

Second, red beard and red beard Eric are also called "azazel Eric" or "red hair Eric" and "red Eric".

"Red Beard" is a nickname given by Europeans to Turkey's most famous pirate captain brother.

/kloc-In the 6th century, the "Red Beard" brothers took North Africa as their base and led their pirate fleet to invade many towns along the Mediterranean coast.

Jack in white cotton cloth "Jack in white cotton cloth" started his pirate career with Charles? Wayne, control the ship.

Wayne, the captain of the pirate treasure ship, was defeated in a battle with a French soldier.

Angered by Wayne's cowardice, "White Cotton Jack" led his men to mutiny, drove Wayne and his supporters into a small sailboat and exiled them.

"White cotton cloth Jack" then changed from the original quartermaster to the new captain.

Later, "White Cotton Jack" met Anne in New Providence Island. Glacia.

He persuaded her to abandon her old husband, then disguised himself as a man and joined his pirate ship.

(Mary? Reid is also a woman disguised as a man and has long been an accomplice of "White Cotton Cloth Jack".

) 1720, Royal Governor Woods? Anne and Mary were on board when Rogers' pirate search party attacked the White Cotton Jack.

During the battle, "White Cotton Jack" fled the battle and hid in the cargo hold with his accomplices, leaving Anne and Mary on the deck to fight against the British army.

Later, the pirates were defeated, and "White Cotton Jack" was tried and hanged.

4. The villains in henry morgan's Pirates of the Caribbean series, from Captain Babes to david jones, are heinous murderers.

In western culture, "david jones" also stands for "evil spirits in the sea".

The most notorious pirates of the Caribbean in history are worse than evil spirits.

Henry morgan is a fearsome evil spirit, and Jianghu people call him a "cruel man".

Morgan has been bullying in the Caribbean for more than 30 years, and now people still use him to scare children.

5. william kidd william kidd, a Scot in the17th century, is the most famous guy in the history of piracy. He is called "the king of pirates". To this day, many crazy treasure hunters are still looking for his legendary treasure.

William kidd is a controversial captain.

He is a wealthy Scottish immigrant. He used to be a war hero, then became a bounty hunter, and was finally executed for piracy, but he refused to admit that he was a pirate until his death.

6. edward teach was the first pirate when piracy was tried to be banned, but it was out of control, commonly known as Blackbeard.

In Queen Anne's time, he was a sailor on an armed civilian ship.

He has a thick black beard. He belongs to Captain Goth, a great pirate. Later, he left Gott and started his own business. 17 15 years, when he commanded the Revenge Queen with 40 guns, he found the Royal Navy that ordinary pirates dared not provoke.

His madness made his name a household name after World War I, and the whole Atlantic coast was plunged into the horror that "even the Royal Navy could not ensure safety".

Anne Pauli is one of the most famous female pirates in history. She is the daughter of a farmer.

/kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, she left her hometown to join the fleet of the pirate leader "Mianbu Jack" and began her pirate career.

In a battle with the encirclement and suppression army, due to lack of practical command experience, Anne Pauli could not resist the influx of British troops. After a life-and-death struggle, she was seriously injured and captured by the British army.

1720 165438+1016, a trial was held in the Delaware-Canada court in Santiago, Jamaica. Anne and all the pirates who followed her were sentenced to death.

Sam Bellamy Bellamy was a famous pirate in18th century. Because of his generosity and kindness to his companions, he was awarded the title of "Pirate Prince" and "Robin Hood on the High Seas".

17 17 In February, he plundered the Vader, which returned to England from Jamaica. A large number of ivory, Spanish coins, weapons, gold bricks, sugar, etc. But two months later, he was caught in a storm in what is now Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, and his boat sank in Park Jung-soo Beach, Valve.

More than 29-year-old Bellamy and 100 crew members were killed, and only a few survived, which made the legend spread.

Nine, Ching Shih In the golden age of piracy, Ching Shih was the most famous female pirate in China.

Ching Shih was born in a brothel and was kidnapped by the pirate Zheng Qi in 180 1. After Zheng Qi died, she became the most powerful female pirate captain at that time.

At its peak, Ching Shih once controlled a pirate fleet with hundreds of ships.

In 18 1 1, Ching Shih finally decided to accept the favor of the court.

10. bartholomew roberts was one of the most successful pirates in the golden age of piracy. He controls a large area of water from Africa to the Caribbean.

In just four years, his pirate fleet had at most 400 pirate ships.

Roberts is famous for being cold-blooded. He never left anyone alive after hijacking a ship.

Robert didn't start to be a pirate until he was 37. 17/kloc-began to participate in the slave caravan in 0/9.

Roberts later joined Davis' pirate ship. A few weeks later, Davis was killed and he took over as the captain.

He is clever and brave in battle and always takes the lead in boarding enemy ships.

He perfected henry morgan's piracy code and strictly enforced it in his own team.

Roberts is famous for his looting spree, not only robbing merchant ships, but also robbing Lian Haijun. His flagship "Royal Wealth" is a stolen French warship.

It is said that he plundered hundreds of ships in his life, and the rampant areas extended to Newfoundland, Brazil, West Africa and even further, and the number was comparable to that of henry morgan, which was also one of the best in the whole pirate history.