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'''Jenkins''' was a member of the [[Royal Navy]] who infiltrated the crew of the [[Piracy|pirate]] captain [[Edward Thatch]], serving until 1718, when he met with his British commanders at [[Ocracoke]]. There, an ambush had been set for any pirates who arrived, including Thatch, who had called the gathering to celebrate his retirement. | '''Jenkins''' was a member of the [[Royal Navy]] who infiltrated the crew of the [[Piracy|pirate]] captain [[Edward Thatch]], serving until 1718, when he met with his British commanders at [[Ocracoke]]. There, an ambush had been set for any pirates who arrived, including Thatch, who had called the gathering to celebrate his retirement. | ||
In conversation with his commander, [[Robert Maynard]], he elaborated on Thatch's apparent insanity, explaining that the pirate drank ale with gunpowder mixed in, and occasionally locked his crew in the hold and lit sulfur and other chemicals to test their resolve. | ===Biography=== | ||
In conversation with his commander, [[Robert Maynard]], he elaborated on Thatch's apparent insanity, explaining that the pirate drank ale with gunpowder mixed in, and occasionally locked his crew in the hold and lit [[sulfur]] and other chemicals to test their resolve.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | |||
During his rendezvous, Jenkins' sly movements attracted the attention of [[Edward Kenway]], who pursued him through the outlying jungle and witnessed him signaling the Royal Navy to launch a mortar [[Attack on Ocracoke|attack on the encampment]]. In the ensuing battle, all of the pirates present, save Kenway and his crew, were killed. | During his rendezvous, Jenkins' sly movements attracted the attention of [[Edward Kenway]], who pursued him through the outlying jungle and witnessed him signaling the Royal Navy to launch a mortar [[Attack on Ocracoke|attack on the encampment]]. In the ensuing battle, all of the pirates present, save Kenway and his crew, were killed.<ref name="AC4" /> | ||
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Revision as of 19:28, 12 March 2020
Jenkins was a member of the Royal Navy who infiltrated the crew of the pirate captain Edward Thatch, serving until 1718, when he met with his British commanders at Ocracoke. There, an ambush had been set for any pirates who arrived, including Thatch, who had called the gathering to celebrate his retirement.
Biography
In conversation with his commander, Robert Maynard, he elaborated on Thatch's apparent insanity, explaining that the pirate drank ale with gunpowder mixed in, and occasionally locked his crew in the hold and lit sulfur and other chemicals to test their resolve.[1]
During his rendezvous, Jenkins' sly movements attracted the attention of Edward Kenway, who pursued him through the outlying jungle and witnessed him signaling the Royal Navy to launch a mortar attack on the encampment. In the ensuing battle, all of the pirates present, save Kenway and his crew, were killed.[1]