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 Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:55 pm Post subject: Red Legs Greaves (Buccaneer) |
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Red Legs Greaves (Buccaneer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Legs_Greaves
https://pirates.hegewisch.net/whosgreaves.html
Scottish buccaneer active in the Caribbean and the West Indies during the 1670s
His nickname came from the term Redlegs used to refer to the class of poor whites who lived on colonial Barbados.
Although considered a successful pirate during his career, most notably his raid of Margarita Island in the mid-1670s,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita_Island
he is best known for his escape from prison during an earthquake.
His story does not appear in historical records of the era and he may have been fictional. |
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