This Buccaneer had a 30 year long career, was one of a handful to defeat a British Naval vessel in combat, attacked and captured nearly every town on the Spanish Main, notably Vera Cruz, Campeche and Puerto Bello among others, was awarded The Order of St Louis by the French and later commnded a French Army. He was heralded as possibly the greatest buccaneers by his peers including Sir Henry Morgan. Who was he? +++++++++++++++ 09-12-03, 07:39 AM Sherasi 1861-1920 Sir Henry Morgan
09-12-03, 08:16 AM Kwll ummmmm Sher, don't think it can be, re-read my last full sentence. Razz
09-12-03, 09:17 AM Jenny Roberts Was it Lewis Scott?
09-12-03, 10:05 AM Kwll Nope sorry Jenny. First clue, he was a mulatto and was one of the original buccaneer organizers of the raid of Maracaibo that emerged from the French disaster at Las Aves.
09-12-03, 10:26 AM Sailracer Are you looking for Laurens de Graff?
09-12-03, 10:41 AM Kwll Well, I did give you enough clues huh SR?! Big Grin Despite that, he was a pretty tough one to find even today. Historians of the day never commented that he was black simply because of what might happen should the slave population of the Carribbean find out about his success. Not much on the web about him at all, info in this book is pretty extensive: http://www.historybookclub.com/doc/content/sitelets/Sit...l?SID=winn_lostfleet
[This message was edited by Kwll on 09-12-03 at 10:58 AM.] ++++++++++++++++ A small point - Sher's date for Morgan is way off. Morgan was born around 1635 and died on August 25, 1688. Sir Henry Morgan Laurens de Graff
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