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'''Charles Vane''' (c.1680 – March 29, 1721) was an English pirate who preyed upon English and French shipping. His pirate career lasted from 1716–1719. His flagship was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigantine <u>brigantine</u>] named the ''Ranger''. | |||
Vane was among the pirate captains who operated out of the notorious base at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Providence <u>New Providence</u>] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamas <u>Bahamas</u>] after the British abandoned the colony during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Spanish_Succession <u>War of Spanish Succession</u>]. In 1721, after a relatively long and violent career in piracy, he was captured and was executed by hanging at Gallows Point, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal,_Jamaica <u>Port Royal, Jamaica</u>].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWoodard2007234.E2.80.93240_3-0">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vane#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWoodard2007234.E2.80.93240-3 <u>[3]</u>]</sup> | |||
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Charles Vane (c.1680 – 29 March 1721) was an English pirate captain who sailed the West Indies from 1716 until 1719.
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Charles Vane (c.1680 – March 29, 1721) was an English pirate who preyed upon English and French shipping. His pirate career lasted from 1716–1719. His flagship was a brigantine named the Ranger.
Vane was among the pirate captains who operated out of the notorious base at New Providence in the Bahamas after the British abandoned the colony during the War of Spanish Succession. In 1721, after a relatively long and violent career in piracy, he was captured and was executed by hanging at Gallows Point, Port Royal, Jamaica.[3]