Episode 144 – Well Grounded
This is the end of our story on the French Buccaneers involved with the Second Pacific Adventure. They were on
A Podcast About the Real Men & Women Behind the Golden Age of Piracy
This is the end of our story on the French Buccaneers involved with the Second Pacific Adventure. They were on
The aftermath of a battle is a time for reflection on merit, the afterlife, and the giving of thanks. However,
The pirates arrived at the city of Segovia on 11th January, 1688. Their arrival in the region marked the time
The French Buccaneers had a Spanish Armada and a Spanish Army hunting them down, but they used the tactics that
It’s a fast paced, swashbuckling pirate story with ships taken, battles at sea, and imminent danger. However, it turns into
It’s the end of the Second pacific Adventure, and the beginning of a new era in piracy. Today we discuss
It’s an old story from a new perspective today. We’re talking about Francois Groignet & Raveneau de Lussan as they
We’re covering almost a year in Dampier’s life, and that of the Cygnet. It was a somewhat uneventful year, yet
The Cygnet now had a fleet of three ships, and were prepared to terrorize the East Indies. However, foul weather
At this moment in our story the pirate crew of Cygnet had a large number of Spanish captives. How they