Beautiful girl, please come to my arms.

We are pirates, free pirates.

Strive to survive under the guidance of the skull flag.

We are pirates, and there will be no pirates tomorrow.

Pirates who will never float in the seven oceans.

Recently, the rampant piracy has put countries in trouble, and China has sent warships to escort them many times to ensure the safety of shipping. Even the United States, which claims that 200 people were not attacked by pirates, has just emerged from the crisis. Today we also talk about them and the seven pirates in history!

First of all, the sea devil: Francis Drake.

Francis Drake was born in a poor peasant family in Devon, England. He went from an apprentice to a sailor and finally became the captain of a merchant ship. His position and experience are the most special in history. 1568, Drake and his cousin John Hopkins led five slave ship ships to Mexico. They turned to Spanish ports for help because of the storm. However, Spanish fraud almost killed him. From then on, he vowed to take revenge on Spain in his lifetime.

1572, Drake gathered a group of people to rob mules carrying gold in the jungles of South America. Then he put down some Spanish sailboats and returned to England successfully. He became the queen's confidant. 1587, a naval battle broke out between Britain and Spain, and Drake's pirate fleet played an important role in Britain's defeat of the Spanish armada. Drake was also appointed Lord of England, reaching the highest peak in the history of piracy.

1577, he set out from England again, took the flagship "Jin Lu" and went straight to the American coast, robbing Spanish merchant ships all the way. Spaniards never dreamed that anyone would dare to make trouble in their backyard. When they sent warships to chase, Drake had fled to the south, but because of the Spanish blockade, he could not cross the narrow strait of magellan. In a violent storm, the Golden Deer was separated from other partners in the fleet. I have come to a place where the Spanish have never been before. Since the discovery of strait of magellan, people have always thought that the strait south of Tierra del Fuego is a part of the legendary southern continent, but now Drake is facing a piece of Wang Yang. Drake was shocked by this unexpected discovery. He is happy to announce to you that "the legendary southern continent does not exist." If there is, it must be in a colder place in the south. "Until today, we still call this vast water area the Drake Strait. 1579 arrived in Mariana Islands on July 23rd, crossed the Tropic of Cancer on August 22nd, and returned to Portsmouth on September 26th after a long separation, becoming a "people's hero" again. This voyage is the second round-the-world voyage after Magellan, but Drake was the first captain to command the round-the-world voyage from beginning to end. Drake brought back tons of gold and silver, which enriched the Queen's purse. More importantly, Drake opened up a new route for Britain, which greatly promoted the development of British shipping industry. In addition, he discovered the wide Drake Strait. Since then, the Pacific Ocean is no longer the Spanish Sea. As an explorer, Drake's performance ended here, but as a famous naval expert in the history of naval warfare, his adventure has just begun.

1587, Queen Elizabeth of England executed Mary, the pro-Spanish Queen of Scotland, and Spain declared war on Britain. The two countries that have been at odds for a long time finally went to war. But at that time, the British navy was still very weak, with only 34 warships, which could not fight against the Spanish-Portuguese alliance at all. Drake is in danger with 25 pirate ships. Along the coast of Spain, Drake began a "surgical cleaning". He sank 36 Spanish supply ships outside the port of Cadiz, then rushed into the port of Cadiz and sank 33 Spanish ships. On May 15, Drake's fleet raided the anchorage near Lisbon, and thousands of ships collided and sank in the chaos, causing incalculable losses. Then, he occupied the fortress of Cape Saint Vicente and occupied the throat of the Mediterranean. On his way back to China, he robbed the private treasure ship of King Philip II of Spain and took away the wealth of 1, 654,38+0,000. As a result of this series of actions, the war was postponed for at least one year, thus winning valuable time for Britain.

1588 On May 20th, the Spanish "Armada" consisting of 10 detachment and 130 ship set sail from Lisbon. July 19 begins to travel in the English Channel. In addition to 34 Royal Navy warships, the British side also owns 60 private vessels. The vanguard is a "Drake detachment" composed of 34 warships. Drake's cousin, pirate captain Hawkins, also came to help. They were going to die together in the Gulf of Mexico that year. Lord Howard is the commander-in-chief of Britain, while Duke Midilla is the leader of Spain. At this time, the Spanish warships were mainly old-fashioned ships, which were very big, except sailors, who were all infantry. Firepower is mainly equipped with heavy artillery. The Spanish navy still adopts the ancient cross-team tactics in the battle, that is, let the ships advance side by side, and then approach the enemy ships after the bow bombardment. 17 years ago, the Spanish won the battle of Leibanto with this tactic, and at this time, the British adopted more advanced tactics. Except for sailors, most British warships are light clippers without any infantry. This kind of ship is flexible, light in weight, easy to turn and dash, and completely abandons Drake's backward way of "landing war": "Things at sea should be solved by ship, not by infantry." In terms of firepower equipment, the British army used light long guns, which were arranged on both sides. During the battle, Drake invented the "column tactics", which connected the ships end to end and bombarded them with side shells. This is a revolution in the history of naval warfare. Since then, artillery has replaced infantry as the protagonist of naval battles. Therefore, before the war began, the fate of the Spanish fleet was already doomed.

On the morning of July 22, the British fleet and a "single line" team squeezed into the Spanish fleet. Due to advanced tactics and flexibility, the Spanish army did not capture any ships. 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 65,438+036. On the evening of July 28th, at the suggestion of Drake and others, Howard ordered the use of ancient warship tactics. From 9: 00 a.m. to 6: 00 p.m. on the 29th, the two fleets were mixed with each other without formation, and they fired at each other in groups of three and five until there were no shells. Spain lost nearly half of its ships, with casualties of 1.400, while Britain lost one, with casualties less than 1.000. This is the famous British-Spanish naval battle in history. Since then, Spain has fallen into a trough, and Britain has gradually replaced it as the maritime hegemon, while Drake has become famous for a while.

Drake is very important in the history of piracy and even in the history of navy. The future admiral is usually called Drake.

Second, the red-haired pirate: Katrina.

No one will forget Katrina, the red-haired pirate in The Great Sailing Age 2.

Don Estebaz Catalina, known as the "Queen of Spanish Pirates",/kloc-was born in Spain in the mid-8th century, and is the daughter of Barcelona Ship King. She couldn't stand her father's decision to send her to a monastery when she was 18 years old. She ran away from home because she loved martial arts and was tired of writing. She cut off her red hair, disguised as a man, and started a wandering career. In Peru, he signed up to join the army, but later she killed her brother by mistake in a riot and embarked on the road of piracy.

In a naval battle, Katrina was elected as the new captain because the captain was killed. Only then did she get her daughter back.

In the following years, Katrina became the pirate queen by her own actions, but she also had her own principles. She never attacked Spanish merchant ships and often helped Spanish ships in distress. Finally, under the joint siege of Spain and Britain, Katrina's team was defeated by the Spanish fleet. She was brought back to Madrid for trial and sentenced to death after the first trial, but it was agreed that she was innocent. This incident alarmed King Philippe III le Bon. Under his intervention, the court tried the case again, and finally she was acquitted.

Not only that, the king personally summoned the "Spanish hero" and gave her a large sum of money and a fief. Katrina lived there all her life.

Third, the only way for pirates: william kidd.

William kidd was born in England on 1645, and began his sailing career as a teenager. When he immigrated to the United States at the age of 20, he was already an experienced and skilled captain. 1689 Britain and France went to war, and he was called the captain of the armed democratic ship. He fought against the French in the Indian Ocean Islands and the Caribbean, made many meritorious deeds, and even won a commendation from the Queen of England.

In 695, as a wealthy businessman, Kidd accepted the task of being an armed pro-democracy ship, but unfortunately, one year later, because there was no harvest this year, he was forced to rob Indian merchant ships to stabilize the sailors' mood. However, in an incident of hijacking a French merchant ship, the other party actually raised the flag of "rice" and Kidd had to retreat. Unfortunately, they were recognized and Kidd was branded as a pirate.

In 699, Kidd was deceived to Hong Kong by Belomon of Boston. After finding some evidential documents, Kidd was arrested and confiscated, but only11ounce of gold, 2,353 ounces of silver and more than a pound of diamonds were found, but it was impossible to know where other treasures were hidden. 1701May 9, after trial, Kidd was found guilty and hanged.

Four. Blackbeard Pirate: Edward teaches.

17 15, when Eduarte Jiao ordered the "Revenge Queen" to go to sea with 40 cannons, he found the Royal Navy, which no pirate dared to provoke. His madness made everyone know the name "Black Beard Tiki", and the whole Atlantic coast was caught in the fear that "even the Royal Navy could not guarantee its safety".

After a while, Tiki disappeared for two years for no reason, and then he became even crazier, from Virginia in the north to Honduras in the south, all within the scope of his robbery. 17 18, he led four pirate ships to blockade Charleston, the capital of South Carolina, looted the ships in the port and burned them. He also kidnapped members of the city Council.

However, in the autumn of 17 18, Tiki died in the hands of Captain Maynard in the confrontation with the Navy of Spotwood, and he was a shoo-in.

The Red Beard Pirate: Hilton Rice

Red Beard has four brothers, ranking fourth, whose real name is Ackell. Later, he became a famous local pirate, so Sudan gave him a glorious name "Hailajin".

After Hilakin defeated Spain in 1529, he established a national pirate rule in Algiers. Later, when the Ottoman Empire attacked Vienna, Emperor Charles V appointed Andrea Doria of Genoa as the Admiral of the fleet of the Mediterranean Empire. At this time, the Sultan called Herakin to Constantinople, appointed him as the Admiral of the fleet of the Ottoman Empire, and announced: "I will teach you to command all ships and entrust you to defend the coast of the empire." On September 25th, 538, in the Gulf of prevost on the west coast of Greece, the Spanish-Tunisian joint fleet led by doria launched a fierce battle with Heragin, and doria was defeated. Venice was forced to sign an unequal treaty with Sudan, and Hilakin became the leader.

Six. Sir: john howe Jenkins.

Hawkins was born in Portsmouth, Devon, southwest England on 1533. A merchant sailor's family was trained to sail on their own ship since childhood. 1562, he led three ships to the coast of Guinea, captured and resettled 300 blacks.

As "live goods", they were shipped to Mediterranean islands and sold to Spanish colonists in exchange for a large number of local skins, ginger, sugar and jewelry, and then shipped back to Britain to earn a lot of money. This is the earliest so-called "triangle trade" in Britain.

In 577, Hawkins succeeded his father-in-law as the chief financial officer of the navy, and later served as the naval supply officer. During his service in the navy, Hawkins carried out bold reforms, which quickly improved the combat effectiveness of the British navy and created conditions for Britain to defeat the Spanish "Armada" at 1588. Hawkins himself was awarded the title of "Jazz" in recognition of his achievements in this naval battle.

Seven. Baron of the Navy: Sehen Ma Zeer Roberts [/s2/]

Henry Ma Zeer Roberts 1682 was born in Wales, England. After nearly 20 years as an ordinary sailor, he joined the pirate gang of Captain Davis. Davis was killed in the battle with the Portuguese, and the sailors unanimously elected Roberts as the captain.

1in July, 979, when he commanded the royal tramp, the first thing he did was to avenge Davis. He leveled the Portuguese colony where Davis was killed, and then began to plunder merchant ships. In June, 720, the Royal Trampoline Team broke into Trebas Port with flying skull and bones flags and looted more than 50 ships/KLOC-0. By 172 1, he has completely destroyed shipping in the Caribbean.

On the morning of February 10, 722, the Royal Navy cruiser Royal Swallow met Roberts' fleet. In the fierce battle, a shrapnel pierced Roberts' throat and he died on the spot. In this way, the last great captain in pirate history, Sehen Ma Zeer Roberds, took his own life.