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'''Henry Jennings''' (unknown – 1745) was an English [[Piracy|pirate]] during the early 18th century. | '''Henry Jennings''' (unknown – 1745) was an English [[Piracy|pirate]] during the early 18th century. | ||
During the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], Jennings operated as a privateer from [[Jamaica]], working for the governor [[Lord Archibald Hamilton]]. He was commisioned to captain the ''Barsheba'' an eight gun and eighty man vessel that would be part of Hamilton's privateer fleet. Jennings hired the idle and cruel sailor [[Charles Vane]] to his crew, and learned that the [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]] had wrecked off the coast of [[Florida]]. | |||
With the war over, Jennings turned to piracy, committing the first of these acts in December 1715. He had gathered the most feared and cruel group of pirates in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]], and attacked the [[Spain|Spanish]] fleet's salvage camp. He divided 150 of his men into three companies, each led by a drummer and a flag bearer. They outnumbered the Spanish troops three to one, and the commander, [[Don Francisco de Salmon]], was forced to surrender and give up the location of the wrecks. | |||
Jennings teamed up with [[Samuel Bellamy]] and [[Paulsgrave Williams]] to commit piracies against the [[France|French]] in 1716. After the group had captured the frigate ''St. Marie'', Bellamy and Williams fled with most of the plunder, and sought protection with fellow pirate [[Benjamin Hornigold]], who had a hostile relationship with Jennings. While Jennings drank and whored in [[Nassau]], a group of pirates led by Vane claimed the remainder of the loot aboard the ''St. Marie''. | |||
Jennings soon became a leading figure in the Pirate Republic of Nassau, along with the likes of Hornigold and [[Edward Thatch]]. | |||
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Revision as of 14:57, 17 May 2015
Henry Jennings (unknown – 1745) was an English pirate during the early 18th century.
During the War of the Spanish Succession, Jennings operated as a privateer from Jamaica, working for the governor Lord Archibald Hamilton. He was commisioned to captain the Barsheba an eight gun and eighty man vessel that would be part of Hamilton's privateer fleet. Jennings hired the idle and cruel sailor Charles Vane to his crew, and learned that the Spanish Treasure Fleet had wrecked off the coast of Florida.
With the war over, Jennings turned to piracy, committing the first of these acts in December 1715. He had gathered the most feared and cruel group of pirates in the West Indies, and attacked the Spanish fleet's salvage camp. He divided 150 of his men into three companies, each led by a drummer and a flag bearer. They outnumbered the Spanish troops three to one, and the commander, Don Francisco de Salmon, was forced to surrender and give up the location of the wrecks.
Jennings teamed up with Samuel Bellamy and Paulsgrave Williams to commit piracies against the French in 1716. After the group had captured the frigate St. Marie, Bellamy and Williams fled with most of the plunder, and sought protection with fellow pirate Benjamin Hornigold, who had a hostile relationship with Jennings. While Jennings drank and whored in Nassau, a group of pirates led by Vane claimed the remainder of the loot aboard the St. Marie.
Jennings soon became a leading figure in the Pirate Republic of Nassau, along with the likes of Hornigold and Edward Thatch.